Ghana vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Ghana
623.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income
26.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
3rd
Lower middle income rank
6th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Ghana
  • Lower middle income
-50005001.0k197319992025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 623.78 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 597.6 % change on previous year.

That makes Ghana's figure about 23.8 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Ghana ranks 3rd and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s -7.98 % change on previous year 10.83 % change on previous year 18.81 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2000s 95.62 % change on previous year 23.83 % change on previous year 71.79 % change on previous year Ghana
2010s 238.75 % change on previous year 14.96 % change on previous year 223.79 % change on previous year Ghana
2020s 79.15 % change on previous year 19.98 % change on previous year 59.17 % change on previous year Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Ghana or Lower middle income?
Ghana, at 623.78 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Ghana and Lower middle income?
597.6 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lower middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Ghana ranks 3rd and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.