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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Mauritania

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Mauritania in 2024 — 13.24%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 192. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12.98 pp.

2024 13.24% +5.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 11of 192
Period maximum 27.65%2005
Period minimum -17.44%1975

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Mauritania, 1970–2024-200204019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 0.26%1971: 1.2%1972: 0.54%1973: 2%1974: 0.59%1975: -17.44%1976: 0.2%1977: 0.52%1978: 0.36%1979: 6.64%1980: 2.59%1981: 1.13%1982: 1.35%1983: 0.12%1984: 0.79%1985: 0.69%1986: 0.38%1987: 0.12%1988: 0.14%1989: 0.24%1990: 0.45%1991: 0.11%1992: 0.35%1993: 0.87%1994: 0.11%1995: 0.33%1996: -0.02%1997: -0.16%1998: 0.01%1999: 0.76%2000: 2.25%2001: 4.39%2002: 3.79%2003: 4.97%2004: 17.1%2005: 27.65%2006: 3.94%2007: 3.21%2008: 6.58%2009: -0.07%2010: 2.32%2011: 8.7%2012: 20.6%2013: 15.57%2014: 7.6%2015: 8.12%2016: 4.23%2017: 8.63%2018: 10.34%2019: -11.19%2020: 11.23%2021: 11.61%2022: 14.66%2023: 7.94%2024: 13.24%
Change over the period: +12.98 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 13.24%
World 1.36%
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.25%
Western Africa computed 2.29%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.24 +5.3 pp
2023 7.94 −6.72 pp
2022 14.66 +3.05 pp
2021 11.61 +0.37 pp
2020 11.23 +22.42 pp
2019 -11.19 −21.53 pp
2018 10.34 +1.7 pp
2017 8.63 +4.4 pp
2016 4.23 −3.88 pp
2015 8.12 +0.52 pp
2014 7.6 −7.98 pp
2013 15.57 −5.03 pp
2012 20.6 +11.9 pp
2011 8.7 +6.38 pp
2010 2.32 +2.38 pp
2009 -0.07 −6.65 pp
2008 6.58 +3.38 pp
2007 3.21 −0.74 pp
2006 3.94 −23.71 pp
2005 27.65 +10.55 pp
2004 17.1 +12.13 pp
2003 4.97 +1.18 pp
2002 3.79 −0.6 pp
2001 4.39 +2.14 pp
2000 2.25 +1.49 pp
1999 0.76 +0.75 pp
1998 0.01 +0.17 pp
1997 -0.16 −0.14 pp
1996 -0.02 −0.35 pp
1995 0.33 +0.23 pp
1994 0.11 −0.76 pp
1993 0.87 +0.52 pp
1992 0.35 +0.24 pp
1991 0.11 −0.34 pp
1990 0.45 +0.21 pp
1989 0.24 +0.1 pp
1988 0.14 +0.01 pp
1987 0.12 −0.25 pp
1986 0.38 −0.31 pp
1985 0.69 −0.1 pp
1984 0.79 +0.68 pp
1983 0.12 −1.23 pp
1982 1.35 +0.22 pp
1981 1.13 −1.46 pp
1980 2.59 −4.06 pp
1979 6.64 +6.29 pp
1978 0.36 −0.16 pp
1977 0.52 +0.32 pp
1976 0.2 +17.65 pp
1975 -17.44 −18.04 pp
1974 0.59 −1.41 pp
1973 2 +1.46 pp
1972 0.54 −0.67 pp
1971 1.2 +0.95 pp
1970 0.26 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MR Mauritania 13.24 LR Liberia 9.87 GM Gambia 9.66 SN Senegal 6.27 GN Guinea 5.61 CV Cabo Verde 4.05 CI Côte d'Ivoire 3.58 ML Mali 3.44 BJ Benin 2.53 GH Ghana 2.12 NE Niger 1.81 SL Sierra Leone 1.75 GW Guinea-Bissau 1.21 TG Togo 0.79 NG Nigeria 0.64 BF Burkina Faso -0.87
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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