Ghana vs Libya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Ghana
0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ghana rank
116th
Libya rank
113th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Ghana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.
Ghana ranks 116th and Libya ranks 113th of 200 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Ghana or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Ghana and Libya?
- 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Libya?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Libya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Ghana ranks 116th and Libya ranks 113th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.