Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) was 58,871 BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Mauritania, 1975–2025
Source: 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. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows in Mauritania is 58,871 BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 40.2% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows in Mauritania peaked at 27.75 million BoP, current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, -772.24 million BoP, current US$, in 2018.
That places Mauritania 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 1.36 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 243,644 BoP, current US$ | -82.1% |
| 1988 | 943,386 BoP, current US$ | +287.2% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1992 | -157,796 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 176,579 BoP, current US$ | -211.9% |
| 1994 | 1.17 million BoP, current US$ | +563.0% |
| 1995 | 200,343 BoP, current US$ | -82.9% |
| 1996 | 195,484 BoP, current US$ | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 171,330 BoP, current US$ | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 92,750 BoP, current US$ | -45.9% |
| 2002 | 365,000 BoP, current US$ | +293.5% |
| 2003 | -1.00 million BoP, current US$ | -374.0% |
| 2004 | 4.01 million BoP, current US$ | -500.8% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million BoP, current US$ | -49.5% |
| 2006 | 57,000 BoP, current US$ | -97.2% |
| 2007 | -1.28 million BoP, current US$ | -2340.4% |
| 2008 | 2.98 million BoP, current US$ | -333.8% |
| 2010 | 16.75 million BoP, current US$ | +461.2% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million BoP, current US$ | -91.3% |
| 2012 | -2.68 million BoP, current US$ | -282.9% |
| 2013 | 18.61 million BoP, current US$ | -795.6% |
| 2014 | 27.75 million BoP, current US$ | +49.0% |
| 2018 | -772.24 million BoP, current US$ | -2883.4% |
| 2020 | 162,051 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 8.73 million BoP, current US$ | +5289.4% |
| 2022 | 81,224 BoP, current US$ | -99.1% |
| 2023 | 3,612 BoP, current US$ | -95.6% |
| 2024 | 98,369 BoP, current US$ | +2623.4% |
| 2025 | 58,871 BoP, current US$ | -40.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 58,871 BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.34 million BoP, current US$, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 58,871 BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.73 million BoP, current US$, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +5289.4% | 162,051 BoP, current US$ | 8.73 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2018 | -2883.4% | 27.75 million BoP, current US$ | -772.24 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2024 | +2623.4% | 3,612 BoP, current US$ | 98,369 BoP, current US$ |
| 2007 | -2340.4% | 57,000 BoP, current US$ | -1.28 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 254,501 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1.36 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,197 BoP, current US$ | -157,796 BoP, current US$ | 1.17 million BoP, current US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million BoP, current US$ | -1.28 million BoP, current US$ | 4.01 million BoP, current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | -118.39 million BoP, current US$ | -772.24 million BoP, current US$ | 27.75 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million BoP, current US$ | 3,612 BoP, current US$ | 8.73 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 153 Senegal 637,768 BoP, current US$ compare
- 154 Uganda 417,482 BoP, current US$ compare
- 155 Samoa 395,277 BoP, current US$ compare
- 157 Nepal 17,280 BoP, current US$ compare
- 158 Kiribati 16,114 BoP, current US$ compare
- 159 Ecuador 0 BoP, current US$
- 159 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$
- 159 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 159 Maldives 0 BoP, current US$
- 159 Myanmar 0 BoP, current US$
- 159 Syria 0 BoP, current US$
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 in Mauritania?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Mauritania was 58,871 BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.75 million BoP, current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -772.24 million BoP, current US$ in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.