Ghana vs Venezuela: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ghana
54.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Venezuela
57.47 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
132nd
Venezuela rank
130th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 57.47 BoP, current US$ per person against 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 132nd and Venezuela ranks 130th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.6641 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 6.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 88.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 32.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.94 BoP, current US$ per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 114.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 71.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 54.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.63 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$), per capita, Ghana or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 57.47 BoP, current US$ per person against 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Venezuela?
- 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Venezuela?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Venezuela rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 132nd and Venezuela ranks 130th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.