Ghana vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Ghana
-6.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
-8.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
101st
Samoa rank
103rd
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -6.2 % change on previous year against -8.02 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 1.82 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -108.74 % change on previous year | -201.33 % change on previous year | 92.59 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | -1.41 % change on previous year | 7.5 % change on previous year | 8.91 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | -2.02 % change on previous year | -36.04 % change on previous year | 34.02 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Ghana or Samoa?
- Ghana, at -6.2 % change on previous year against -8.02 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Ghana and Samoa?
- 1.82 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.