What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?

The highest recorded value was 0.2765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.

What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?

The lowest recorded value was -0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.

How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?

Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 66.8%

World rank

12th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.2765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2005

All-time low

-0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2024

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of is 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 66.8% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.2765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 12th of 200 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 (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1970 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+365.6%
1972	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-55.3%
1973	0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+270.7%
1974	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.4%
1975	-0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3054.1%
1976	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-101.1%
1977	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+157.3%
1978	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.1%
1979	0.0664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1769.3%
1980	0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-61.1%
1981	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.5%
1982	0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
1983	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-91.3%
1984	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+575.8%
1985	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1986	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.2%
1987	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-67.0%
1988	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1989	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+75.6%
1990	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+87.0%
1991	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-76.2%
1992	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+227.9%
1993	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+149.7%
1994	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-87.7%
1995	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+212.5%
1996	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-106.1%
1997	-0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+686.7%
1998	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-104.1%
1999	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11565.1%
2000	0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+196.0%
2001	0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.0%
2002	0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2003	0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.2%
2004	0.171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+244.1%
2005	0.2765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.7%
2006	0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-85.7%
2007	0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2008	0.0658 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+105.3%
2009	-0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-101.0%
2010	0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3658.8%
2011	0.087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+275.3%
2012	0.206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+136.7%
2013	0.1557 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
2014	0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.2%
2015	0.0812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2016	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.9%
2017	0.0863 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+104.1%
2018	0.1034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
2019	-0.1119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-208.2%
2020	0.1123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-200.4%
2021	0.1161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2022	0.1466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.3%
2023	0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.8%
2024	0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.8%

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of's 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 8.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of's 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 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	+11565.1%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2010	+3658.8%	-0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1975	-3054.1%	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1979	+1769.3%	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	-0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

9 Mozambique, Republic of 0.1542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Namibia 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Grenada 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Mongolia 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of was 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?: The highest recorded value was 0.2765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?: The lowest recorded value was -0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?: Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.