Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 38.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1997.
Mauritania ranks 140th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +208.4% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +140.0% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -83.1% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +140.8% |
| 1996 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -106.4% |
| 1997 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | +664.6% |
| 1998 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -91.0% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -5164.2% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +165.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +91.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +284.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +120.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -87.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +144.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +358.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +135.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +117.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -38.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +5164.2% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 137 Somalia 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Tajikistan 0.001 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Niger 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Vanuatu 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value 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.