Ghana vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ghana
1.11 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Samoa
1.8 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
137th
Samoa rank
134th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.69 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Ghana ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 134th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | 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 | — |
| 2000s | 0.2458 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 22 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Ghana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Samoa?
- 0.69 BoP, current US$ per person, with Samoa 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 (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 134th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.