Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 13.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania is 13.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.0% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 27.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -11.2%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 9th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +95.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +244.1% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +61.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -85.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +105.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -101.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -3658.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +275.3% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +136.7% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -51.1% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -47.9% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +104.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | -11.2% | -208.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -200.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -46.1% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +67.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 13.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 6.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 13.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 5.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3658.8% | -0.1% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | -0.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | -11.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 7.9% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Mauritania was 13.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.2% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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