Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0002 million USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.2% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0004 million USD per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per person, in 1997.
That places Mauritania 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | -67.3% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | +196.8% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | +130.5% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per person | -83.7% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per person | +134.3% |
| 1996 | -0 million USD per person | -106.3% |
| 1997 | -0 million USD per person | +647.7% |
| 1998 | -0 million USD per person | -91.3% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per person | -5030.6% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per person | +157.9% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per person | +86.6% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per person | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per person | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +275.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +115.2% |
| 2006 | 0 million USD per person | -88.1% |
| 2007 | 0 million USD per person | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +137.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0 million USD per person | -41.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +344.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +127.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -56.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -47.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +110.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -40.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0002 million USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per person, 6.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0002 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per person, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +5030.6% | -0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 76 Dominica 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 78 Nicaragua 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 80 Japan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 82 Jamaica 0.0002 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Mauritania?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 million USD per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per person in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.