Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Mauritania is 1.44 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 69.8% on the previous year and up 186.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, -883.56 million BoP, current US$, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 800,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 4.04 million BoP, current US$ | +405.0% |
| 1972 | 2.11 million BoP, current US$ | -47.8% |
| 1973 | 9.85 million BoP, current US$ | +366.8% |
| 1974 | 3.62 million BoP, current US$ | -63.2% |
| 1975 | -122.70 million BoP, current US$ | -3489.6% |
| 1976 | 1.55 million BoP, current US$ | -101.3% |
| 1977 | 4.12 million BoP, current US$ | +165.2% |
| 1978 | 2.86 million BoP, current US$ | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 63.23 million BoP, current US$ | +2111.4% |
| 1980 | 27.09 million BoP, current US$ | -57.2% |
| 1981 | 12.44 million BoP, current US$ | -54.1% |
| 1982 | 14.97 million BoP, current US$ | +20.3% |
| 1983 | 1.37 million BoP, current US$ | -90.9% |
| 1984 | 8.53 million BoP, current US$ | +523.1% |
| 1985 | 6.98 million BoP, current US$ | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 4.49 million BoP, current US$ | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million BoP, current US$ | -62.6% |
| 1988 | 1.93 million BoP, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 3.47 million BoP, current US$ | +80.0% |
| 1990 | 6.74 million BoP, current US$ | +94.3% |
| 1991 | 2.27 million BoP, current US$ | -66.3% |
| 1992 | 7.55 million BoP, current US$ | +232.6% |
| 1993 | 16.09 million BoP, current US$ | +113.2% |
| 1994 | 2.08 million BoP, current US$ | -87.1% |
| 1995 | 6.99 million BoP, current US$ | +236.1% |
| 1996 | -435,540 BoP, current US$ | -106.2% |
| 1997 | -3.33 million BoP, current US$ | +664.5% |
| 1998 | 132,643 BoP, current US$ | -104.0% |
| 1999 | 15.12 million BoP, current US$ | +11298.6% |
| 2000 | 40.10 million BoP, current US$ | +165.2% |
| 2001 | 76.70 million BoP, current US$ | +91.3% |
| 2002 | 67.34 million BoP, current US$ | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 101.96 million BoP, current US$ | +51.4% |
| 2004 | 404.10 million BoP, current US$ | +296.3% |
| 2005 | 811.87 million BoP, current US$ | +100.9% |
| 2006 | 154.60 million BoP, current US$ | -81.0% |
| 2007 | 139.37 million BoP, current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 342.77 million BoP, current US$ | +145.9% |
| 2009 | -3.07 million BoP, current US$ | -100.9% |
| 2010 | 130.53 million BoP, current US$ | -4348.9% |
| 2011 | 588.75 million BoP, current US$ | +351.1% |
| 2012 | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +135.4% |
| 2013 | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 502.59 million BoP, current US$ | -55.4% |
| 2015 | 501.73 million BoP, current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 271.13 million BoP, current US$ | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 588.22 million BoP, current US$ | +116.9% |
| 2018 | 772.89 million BoP, current US$ | +31.4% |
| 2019 | -883.56 million BoP, current US$ | -214.3% |
| 2020 | 927.92 million BoP, current US$ | -205.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 848.35 million BoP, current US$ | -39.5% |
| 2024 | 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +69.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 888.22 million BoP, current US$, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 545.60 million BoP, current US$, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +11298.6% | 132,643 BoP, current US$ | 15.12 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2010 | +4348.9% | -3.07 million BoP, current US$ | 130.53 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1975 | -3489.6% | 3.62 million BoP, current US$ | -122.70 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1979 | +2111.4% | 2.86 million BoP, current US$ | 63.23 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.05 million BoP, current US$ | -122.70 million BoP, current US$ | 63.23 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.29 million BoP, current US$ | 1.37 million BoP, current US$ | 27.09 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 million BoP, current US$ | -3.33 million BoP, current US$ | 16.09 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 213.57 million BoP, current US$ | -3.07 million BoP, current US$ | 811.87 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 498.44 million BoP, current US$ | -883.56 million BoP, current US$ | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 848.35 million BoP, current US$ | 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Mauritania was 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -883.56 million BoP, current US$ in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.