Guyana vs Mauritius: Foreign direct investment, net

Guyana
1.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Mauritius
962.72 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Guyana rank
23rd
Mauritius rank
25th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Guyana
  • Mauritius
-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B010.0B197620002024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 962.72 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritius, a difference of 179.17 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guyana ahead.

Globally, Guyana ranks 23rd and Mauritius ranks 25th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign 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 voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.