Jordan vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net

Jordan
-1.58 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mauritania
-1.44 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Jordan rank
136th
Mauritania rank
133rd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Jordan
  • Mauritania
-4.0B-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B01.0B197219982024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -1.44 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.58 billion BoP, current US$ in Jordan, a difference of 140.27 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Globally, Jordan ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 133rd 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.