How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Ghana

1.7%

in 2025

Sierra Leone

1.7%

in 2024

Ghana rank

114th

Sierra Leone rank

112th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

Ghana
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 112th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.9%	1.4%	0.6%	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.2%	-2.6%	2.8%	Ghana
1990s	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%	Ghana
2000s	3.8%	2.2%	1.5%	Ghana
2010s	6.4%	6.5%	0.2%	Sierra Leone
2020s	2.3%	2.0%	0.3%	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 Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Ghana ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 112th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.