Ghana vs Libya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Ghana
1.7%
in 2025
Libya
1.8%
in 2023
Ghana rank
114th
Libya rank
111th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.
Ghana ranks 114th and Libya ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | -0.2% | 1.0% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -0.1% | 1.8% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 1.6% | 5.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Ghana or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Ghana and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Libya?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Libya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 114th and Libya ranks 111th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.