How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Ghana

0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ghana rank

116th

Sierra Leone rank

114th

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

Ghana
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1990s	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2000s	0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2010s	0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 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$), per unit, Ghana or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Ghana ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.