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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Mauritania

Latest: 5.4%
Previous: 13.2%
Change: -7.81 (-59.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Mauritania
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	0.3%
Dec 31, 1971	1.2%
Dec 31, 1972	0.5%
Dec 31, 1973	2.0%
Dec 31, 1974	0.6%
Dec 31, 1975	-17.4%
Dec 31, 1976	0.2%
Dec 31, 1977	0.5%
Dec 31, 1978	0.4%
Dec 31, 1979	6.6%
Dec 31, 1980	2.6%
Dec 31, 1981	1.1%
Dec 31, 1982	1.4%
Dec 31, 1983	0.1%
Dec 31, 1984	0.8%
Dec 31, 1985	0.7%
Dec 31, 1986	0.4%
Dec 31, 1987	0.1%
Dec 31, 1988	0.1%
Dec 31, 1989	0.2%
Dec 31, 1990	0.4%
Dec 31, 1991	0.1%
Dec 31, 1992	0.3%
Dec 31, 1993	0.9%
Dec 31, 1994	0.1%
Dec 31, 1995	0.3%
Dec 31, 1996	-0.0%
Dec 31, 1997	-0.2%
Dec 31, 1998	0.0%
Dec 31, 1999	0.8%
Dec 31, 2000	2.3%
Dec 31, 2001	4.4%
Dec 31, 2002	3.8%
Dec 31, 2003	5.0%
Dec 31, 2004	17.1%
Dec 31, 2005	27.7%
Dec 31, 2006	3.9%
Dec 31, 2007	3.2%
Dec 31, 2008	6.6%
Dec 31, 2009	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2010	2.3%
Dec 31, 2011	8.7%
Dec 31, 2012	20.6%
Dec 31, 2013	15.6%
Dec 31, 2014	7.6%
Dec 31, 2015	8.1%
Dec 31, 2016	4.2%
Dec 31, 2017	8.6%
Dec 31, 2018	10.3%
Dec 31, 2019	-11.2%
Dec 31, 2020	11.2%
Dec 31, 2021	11.6%
Dec 31, 2022	14.7%
Dec 31, 2023	7.9%
Dec 31, 2024	13.2%
Dec 31, 2025	5.4%

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