Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Mauritania, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania stood at 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 2,804.7% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania peaked at 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 137th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +268.0% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -231.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +529.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +350.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -337.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -448.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.4% |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2120.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -295.1% |
| 2010 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +419.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -283.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -747.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.9% |
| 2018 | -0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2563.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.9% |
| 2023 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2804.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +2804.7% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2018 | -2563.2% | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2007 | -2120.4% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | -0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 134 Tunisia 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Pakistan 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Belize 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Ghana 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Samoa 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Guyana 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mauritania was 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.