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$), per capita over time
- China
- Ghana
How they compare
China currently reports 56.86 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.