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

Ghana
48.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
41.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
127th
Pakistan rank
130th

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

  • Ghana
  • Pakistan
-1.0k01.0k2.0k3.0k197519992023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 48.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 41.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 6.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Pakistan ahead.

Ghana ranks 127th and Pakistan ranks 130th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Pakistan 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 -2.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
1990s -108.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 114.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 23.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 465.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 394.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 691.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 449.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 241.59 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$), per, Ghana or Pakistan?
Ghana, at 48.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 41.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Ghana and Pakistan?
6.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Pakistan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Ghana ranks 127th and Pakistan ranks 130th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.