Afghanistan vs Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Afghanistan
47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Ghana
48.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
128th
Ghana rank
127th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 48.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ghana ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 128th and Ghana ranks 127th of 188 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
2000s -0.5255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 14.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 465.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 451.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 52.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Afghanistan or Ghana?
Ghana, at 48.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Afghanistan and Ghana?
1.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
23 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Afghanistan ranks 128th and Ghana ranks 127th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.