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

Brazil
7,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
102nd
Ghana rank
105th

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

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 7,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 1,710 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Brazil ranks 102nd and Ghana ranks 105th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 153.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 57.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
1980s 208.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 170.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
1990s 1,222 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 498.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 723.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 3,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 302.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 9,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 6,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Brazil or Ghana?
Brazil, at 7,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Brazil and Ghana?
1,710 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Brazil ranks 102nd and Ghana ranks 105th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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