Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Guyana
8.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.95 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Guyana rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

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

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 8.63 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.68 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 202 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.73 million BoP, current US$ 931.73 million BoP, current US$ 929.00 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 966,710 BoP, current US$ 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 61.85 million BoP, current US$ 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ 3.96 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 89.64 million BoP, current US$ 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ 19.94 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 549.10 million BoP, current US$ 36.65 billion BoP, current US$ 36.11 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ 43.34 billion BoP, current US$ 41.74 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guyana, at 8.63 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.68 billion BoP, current US$, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Guyana ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.