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$), per square over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7,508 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.