Why Invest in Mauritania?
This page highlights the strategic factors that may make Mauritania relevant to international investors, while identifying the project-level conditions that require further assessment.
Mauritania's Strategic Investment Advantages
Mauritania combines Atlantic market access, an established extractive base, expanding energy activity, and a recently updated investment framework. Together, these factors may warrant closer assessment across selected sectors and value chains.
Atlantic & Regional Access
Mauritania's Atlantic coastline and connection to regional markets support opportunities in trade, logistics, fisheries, energy, and export-oriented activities.
Resource-Driven Value Chains
Established activity in mining, fisheries, and energy creates scope for investment beyond extraction, including processing, logistics, equipment, services, and related supply chains.
Expanding Energy & Industrial Potential
The start of natural gas production, alongside Mauritania's abundant solar and wind resources and ongoing mining activity, is broadening the country's energy and industrial investment landscape.
Investment Code Uptake
Since July 2025, 19 projects have been approved under the 2025 Investment Code, representing about US$120 million in declared investment and an estimated 939 direct jobs. These are approval-stage figures, not completed outcomes.
What Investors Should Evaluate
Investment conditions vary by sector, project scale, and location. Investors should assess infrastructure and logistics, licensing and regulatory requirements, market scale, workforce availability, and exposure to commodity, climate, and regional risks. Project-level legal, commercial, technical, and financial due diligence remains essential.
References
1 — bp — First Gas at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim, January 2025
2 — bp — First LNG Cargo from Greater Tortue Ahmeyim, April 2025
3 — Kinross Gold — Tasiast: 2025 Full-Year Results, February 2026
4 — US Department of State — Mauritania: 2025 Investment Climate Statement
5 — World Bank — Mauritania Advances Energy Security with World Bank Support, March 2025
6 — International Finance Corporation (IFC) — Mauritania Investment Code 2025: Modernizing the Investment Climate, 14 April 2026
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