Ghana vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Ghana
0.0%
in 2025
Samoa
0.0%
in 2025
Ghana rank
136th
Samoa rank
137th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Ghana ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 137th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Ghana or Samoa?
- Ghana, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Ghana and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 137th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.