Ghana vs Iran: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ghana
1.11 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iran
0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
137th
Iran rank
139th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Iran
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran, a difference of 0.1334 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran ahead.
Ghana ranks 137th and Iran ranks 139th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1990s | -1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6905 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.2402 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.274 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3626 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9732 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.99 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$), per capita, Ghana or Iran?
- Ghana, at 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Iran?
- 0.1334 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iran?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Iran rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 137th and Iran ranks 139th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.