Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 0.0916 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mauritania stood at 0.0916 million USD.
That represents a change of down 95.8% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 24.67 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, -2.14 million USD, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.1792 million USD | — |
| 1993 | 0.2551 million USD | -242.3% |
| 1994 | 1.67 million USD | +555.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2653 million USD | -84.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2829 million USD | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2448 million USD | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1562 million USD | -36.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2932 million USD | +87.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4303 million USD | +46.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5673 million USD | +31.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7043 million USD | +24.2% |
| 2003 | -1.79 million USD | -353.8% |
| 2004 | 6.31 million USD | -453.3% |
| 2005 | 2.87 million USD | -54.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0717 million USD | -97.5% |
| 2007 | -1.42 million USD | -2080.6% |
| 2008 | 2.76 million USD | -294.5% |
| 2009 | 8.75 million USD | +216.6% |
| 2010 | 14.74 million USD | +68.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million USD | -92.4% |
| 2012 | -2.14 million USD | -292.1% |
| 2013 | 14.46 million USD | -774.9% |
| 2014 | 24.67 million USD | +70.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2 million USD | -78.9% |
| 2021 | 4.02 million USD | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 2.17 million USD | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0916 million USD | -95.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0916 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.32 million USD, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0916 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2961 million USD, 31% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2080.6% | 0.0717 million USD | -1.42 million USD |
| 2013 | +774.9% | -2.14 million USD | 14.46 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3739 million USD | -0.1792 million USD | 1.67 million USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.93 million USD | -1.79 million USD | 8.75 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 million USD | -2.14 million USD | 24.67 million USD | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million USD | 0.0916 million USD | 5.2 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Mauritania was 0.0916 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.67 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.14 million USD in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.