Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 13.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mauritania is 13.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 66.8% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mauritania peaked at 27.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -17.4%, in 1975.
Mauritania 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 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +365.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -55.3% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +270.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -70.4% |
| 1975 | -17.4% | -3054.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -101.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +157.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -31.1% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | +1769.3% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | -61.1% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -56.5% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -91.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +575.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -45.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -67.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +75.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +87.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -76.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +227.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +149.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -87.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +212.5% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -106.1% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | +686.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -104.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +11565.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +196.0% |
| 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% | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -51.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -47.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +104.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | -11.2% | -208.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -200.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +26.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +66.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.5% | -17.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 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
- 9 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 10 Namibia 14.2% compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 13.3% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 12.1% compare
- 14 Grenada 12.0% compare
- 15 Mongolia 11.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 45.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 99,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,401 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mauritania?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mauritania was 13.2% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.4% in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.