Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
The figure is down 95.6% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Mauritania peaked at 26.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, -749.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 142nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0.2364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +287.2% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1992 | -0.1531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.1713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -211.9% |
| 1994 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +563.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1944 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -82.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +293.5% |
| 2003 | -0.9702 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -374.0% |
| 2004 | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -500.8% |
| 2005 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -97.2% |
| 2007 | -1.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2340.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -333.8% |
| 2010 | 16.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +461.2% |
| 2011 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -91.3% |
| 2012 | -2.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -282.9% |
| 2013 | 18.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -795.6% |
| 2014 | 26.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 2018 | -749.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2883.4% |
| 2020 | 5.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.8% |
| 2021 | 8.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2022 | 2.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -65.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -95.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -2883.4% | 26.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -749.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -2340.3% | 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | -114.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -749.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 139 Yemen 6.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 140 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 141 Uganda 1.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 144 Central African Republic 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 145 Ecuador 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- 145 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 145 Maldives 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- 145 Myanmar 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- 145 Nepal 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
- 145 Syrian Arab Republic 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Mauritania?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Mauritania was 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -749.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.