Ghana vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Ghana
38.84 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Namibia
44.40 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ghana rank
115th
Namibia rank
114th

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

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 44.40 million BoP, current US$ against 38.84 million BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 5.56 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Ghana ranks 115th and Namibia ranks 114th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s -33.82 million BoP, current US$ 1.28 million BoP, current US$ 35.10 million BoP, current US$ Namibia
2000s 12.90 million BoP, current US$ 8.13 million BoP, current US$ 4.77 million BoP, current US$ Ghana
2010s 97.02 million BoP, current US$ 19.28 million BoP, current US$ 77.74 million BoP, current US$ Ghana
2020s 126.87 million BoP, current US$ -36.58 million BoP, current US$ 163.44 million BoP, current US$ Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Ghana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 44.40 million BoP, current US$ against 38.84 million BoP, current US$ in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Ghana and Namibia?
5.56 million BoP, current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Ghana ranks 115th and Namibia ranks 114th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.