Mauritania - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Mauritania was $6,026,556 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $27,745,000 in 2014 and ($772,244,200) in 2018.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1975 $0
1976 $0
1977 $0
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $0
1985 $0
1986 $1,357,983
1987 $243,644
1988 $943,386
1989 $0
1990 $0
1991 $0
1992 ($157,796)
1993 $176,579
1994 $1,170,686
1995 $200,343
1996 $195,484
1997 $171,330
1998 $92,750
2002 $365,000
2003 ($1,000,000)
2004 $4,008,000
2005 $2,023,000
2006 $57,000
2007 ($1,277,000)
2008 $2,985,000
2010 $16,753,000
2011 $1,463,000
2012 ($2,676,000)
2013 $18,615,000
2014 $27,745,000
2015 $212,000
2016 $1,035,000
2017 $9,664,000
2018 ($772,244,200)
2019 $4,778,667
2020 $6,026,556

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 0.076 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 0.421 in 2014, while its lowest value was -10.500 in 2018.

Definition: 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, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1975 0.000
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.114
1987 0.018
1988 0.067
1989 0.000
1990 0.000
1991 0.000
1992 -0.007
1993 0.010
1994 0.060
1995 0.010
1996 0.009
1997 0.008
1998 0.005
2002 0.021
2003 -0.049
2004 0.170
2005 0.069
2006 0.001
2007 -0.029
2008 0.057
2010 0.298
2011 0.022
2012 -0.040
2013 0.258
2014 0.421
2015 0.003
2016 0.016
2017 0.142
2018 -10.500
2019 0.061
2020 0.076

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Mauritania was ($927,916,300) as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $883,561,100 in 2019 and ($1,386,099,000) in 2012.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1975 $122,702,500
1976 ($1,554,787)
1977 ($4,123,975)
1978 ($2,859,464)
1979 ($63,234,730)
1980 ($27,094,080)
1981 ($12,444,140)
1982 ($14,970,300)
1983 ($1,368,322)
1984 ($8,526,200)
1985 ($6,979,309)
1986 ($3,132,773)
1987 ($1,434,791)
1988 ($983,247)
1989 ($3,467,749)
1990 ($6,736,221)
1991 ($2,269,792)
1992 ($7,549,403)
1993 ($16,091,940)
1994 ($2,079,709)
1995 ($6,989,379)
1996 $0
1997 $0
1998 ($132,643)
2012 ($1,386,099,000)
2013 ($1,126,005,000)
2014 ($502,589,800)
2015 ($501,726,800)
2016 ($271,134,800)
2017 ($588,217,200)
2018 ($772,244,200)
2019 $883,561,100
2020 ($927,916,300)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Mauritania was $927,916,300 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,386,099,000 in 2012 and ($883,561,100) in 2019.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1970 $800,000
1971 $4,040,000
1972 $2,110,000
1973 $9,850,000
1974 $3,620,000
1975 ($122,702,500)
1976 $1,554,787
1977 $4,123,975
1978 $2,859,464
1979 $63,234,730
1980 $27,094,080
1981 $12,444,140
1982 $14,970,300
1983 $1,368,322
1984 $8,526,200
1985 $6,979,309
1986 $4,490,757
1987 $1,678,435
1988 $1,926,633
1989 $3,467,749
1990 $6,736,221
1991 $2,269,792
1992 $7,549,403
1993 $16,091,940
1994 $2,079,709
1995 $6,989,379
1996 ($435,540)
1997 ($3,329,920)
1998 $132,643
1999 $15,119,460
2000 $40,096,000
2001 $76,700,000
2002 $67,340,350
2003 $101,958,000
2004 $404,102,000
2005 $811,869,200
2006 $154,601,600
2007 $139,372,800
2008 $342,770,700
2009 ($3,072,045)
2010 $130,528,400
2011 $588,749,600
2012 $1,386,099,000
2013 $1,126,005,000
2014 $502,589,800
2015 $501,726,800
2016 $271,134,800
2017 $588,217,200
2018 $772,890,500
2019 ($883,561,100)
2020 $927,916,300

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Mauritania was 11.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 27.65 in 2005, while its lowest value was -17.44 in 1975.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1970 0.26
1971 1.20
1972 0.54
1973 2.00
1974 0.59
1975 -17.44
1976 0.20
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 17.10
2005 27.65
2006 3.94
2007 3.21
2008 6.58
2009 -0.07
2010 2.32
2011 8.70
2012 20.60
2013 15.59
2014 7.62
2015 8.14
2016 4.24
2017 8.65
2018 10.51
2019 -11.20
2020 11.73

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments