| Mauritania | |
| Rank: 123 · Score: 12.4 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 4.7 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 11.0 | M&A volume (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 2,321.8 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 4.4 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 123 | 4, 3, 2, 3, 2 | 12.4 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 115 | 10, 11, 9, 10, 10 | 52.1 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 124 | 8, 7, 5, 5, 1 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Taxation | 85 | 45, 45, 45, 41, 40 | 79.5 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 109 | 17, 18, 18, 16, 16 | 39.1 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 114 | 10, 11, 11, 11, 11 | 19.3 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 125 | 0, 0, 1, 2, 0 | 6.3 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Mozambique | 63.5 | 7.1 | 54.5 | 28.5 | 16.7 | 26.8 |
| Benin | 65.5 | 4.7 | 56.3 | 42.4 | 32.6 | 19.6 |
| Lesotho | 17.0 | 4.1 | 72.4 | 54.6 | 26.3 | 18.4 |
| Angola | 62.4 | 4.3 | 79.9 | 39.7 | 13.9 | 10.7 |
| Burundi | 45.8 | 3.9 | 67.2 | 33.6 | 16.7 | 7.6 |
| Mauritania | 52.1 | 3.5 | 79.5 | 39.1 | 19.3 | 6.3 |
| Chad | 63.0 | 3.4 | 18.6 | 33.4 | 17.0 | 7.7 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023