Ghana vs Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Ghana
8.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uganda
8.81 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
100th
Uganda rank
97th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Ghana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 8.81 % change on previous year against 8.08 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 0.73 % change on previous year.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 100th and Uganda ranks 97th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.75 % change on previous year | -92.88 % change on previous year | 115.62 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 150.58 % change on previous year | -27.49 % change on previous year | 178.07 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 23.28 % change on previous year | 23.48 % change on previous year | 0.2029 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2000s | 56.57 % change on previous year | 21.5 % change on previous year | 35.07 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.78 % change on previous year | 8.91 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2020s | -6.8 % change on previous year | 23.82 % change on previous year | 30.63 % change on previous year | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Ghana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 8.81 % change on previous year against 8.08 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Ghana and Uganda?
- 0.73 % change on previous year, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Ghana ranks 100th and Uganda ranks 97th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.