Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Guinea
0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guinea rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

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

  • Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.050.10.150.2197019972025

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guinea's figure about 17.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Guinea ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guinea
2020s 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guinea, at 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Guinea ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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

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.