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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net

Democratic Republic of Congo
-1.87 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ghana
-1.87 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
144th
Ghana rank
145th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ghana
-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0197520002025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 770,000 BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 144th and Ghana ranks 145th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.