Ghana vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ghana
54.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Somalia
40.24 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
132nd
Somalia rank
135th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Somalia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person against 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person in Somalia, a difference of 14.18 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 132nd and Somalia ranks 135th of 202 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8178 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.6641 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6313 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 6.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1559 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 32.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 114.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 95.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 54.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Ghana or Somalia?
- Ghana, at 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person against 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Somalia?
- 14.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 132nd and Somalia ranks 135th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.