Botswana vs Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Botswana
1.2 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana
1.11 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
135th
Ghana rank
137th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.09 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ghana ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and Ghana ranks 137th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0897 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0897 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.318 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.318 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 49.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2402 BoP, current US$ per person | 49.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 30.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | -7.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.66 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Ghana?
- 0.09 BoP, current US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 135th and Ghana ranks 137th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.