Ghana vs Mauritius: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy

Ghana
3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2011
Mauritius
37.75 billion IMF-BoP, current US$
in 2011
Ghana rank
4th
Mauritius rank
1st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritius
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B200520082011

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 37.75 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ against 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 34.53 billion IMF-BoP, current US$.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 11.7 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 4th and Mauritius ranks 1st of 41 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s 1.45 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ 224.74 million IMF-BoP, current US$ 1.23 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ Ghana
2010s 2.87 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ 36.00 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ 33.12 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy, Ghana or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 37.75 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ against 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy between Ghana and Mauritius?
34.53 billion IMF-BoP, current US$, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritius?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Mauritius rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
Ghana ranks 4th and Mauritius ranks 1st of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$)
Unit
IMF-BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 288 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.