Ghana vs Senegal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Ghana
1.91 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Senegal
2.02 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ghana rank
69th
Senegal rank
67th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 108.19 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 67th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 21.73 million BoP, current US$ 13.55 million BoP, current US$ 8.18 million BoP, current US$ Ghana
1980s 8.72 million BoP, current US$ 8.49 million BoP, current US$ 230,783 BoP, current US$ Ghana
1990s 113.47 million BoP, current US$ 59.40 million BoP, current US$ 54.07 million BoP, current US$ Ghana
2000s 784.18 million BoP, current US$ 203.00 million BoP, current US$ 581.18 million BoP, current US$ Ghana
2010s 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ 498.46 million BoP, current US$ 2.75 billion BoP, current US$ Ghana
2020s 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Ghana or Senegal?
Senegal, at 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Ghana and Senegal?
108.19 million BoP, current US$, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Ghana ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 67th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.