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

China
5,468 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
107th
Ghana rank
105th

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

  • China
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,468 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was China ahead.

China ranks 107th and Ghana ranks 105th of 200 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 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -12.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
1980s 160.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
1990s 3,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 498.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2000s 10,175 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2010s 24,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 22,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, China or Ghana?
Ghana, at 5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,468 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between China and Ghana?
330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ghana?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do China and Ghana rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
China ranks 107th and Ghana ranks 105th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.