China vs Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

China
56.86 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ghana
54.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
China rank
131st
Ghana rank
132nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • China
  • Ghana
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How they compare

China currently reports 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was China ahead.

China ranks 131st and Ghana ranks 132nd of 202 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person -0.2414 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2415 BoP, current US$ per person China
1980s 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6641 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7348 BoP, current US$ per person China
1990s 23.73 BoP, current US$ per person 6.39 BoP, current US$ per person 17.34 BoP, current US$ per person China
2000s 73.03 BoP, current US$ per person 32.85 BoP, current US$ per person 40.18 BoP, current US$ per person China
2010s 169.87 BoP, current US$ per person 114.48 BoP, current US$ per person 55.39 BoP, current US$ per person China
2020s 113.53 BoP, current US$ per person 54.1 BoP, current US$ per person 59.43 BoP, current US$ per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, China or Ghana?
China, at 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between China and Ghana?
2.44 BoP, current US$ per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ghana?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do China and Ghana rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
China ranks 131st and Ghana ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.