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

Ghana
5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
6,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
105th
Kiribati rank
103rd

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

  • Ghana
  • Kiribati
-10.0k010.0k20.0k197019962023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 6,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.

Ghana ranks 105th and Kiribati ranks 103rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Kiribati in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kiribati Difference Ahead
1970s -12.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
1980s 38.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 498.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 385.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 3,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,042 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 14,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -715.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,982 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 7,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,840 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$), per square, Ghana or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 6,309 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Ghana and Kiribati?
511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kiribati?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Kiribati rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Ghana ranks 105th and Kiribati ranks 103rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.