Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Ghana
8.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.75 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
100th
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 8.08 % change on previous year against 6.75 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.33 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.34 % change on previous year | 68.36 % change on previous year | 50.03 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 93.21 % change on previous year | -0.4944 % change on previous year | 93.71 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 66.5 % change on previous year | 57.16 % change on previous year | 9.34 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 56.57 % change on previous year | 12.72 % change on previous year | 43.85 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.78 % change on previous year | 13.65 % change on previous year | 7.87 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -6.8 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year | 13.1 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 8.08 % change on previous year against 6.75 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 1.33 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Ghana ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.