Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy was 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Ghana, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in IMF-BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% on the previous year and up 2,122.7% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Ghana, year by year
| Year | IMF-BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 144.97 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 636.01 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +338.7% |
| 2007 | 1.38 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +117.5% |
| 2008 | 2.71 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +96.3% |
| 2009 | 2.37 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 2.53 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 144.97 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2.71 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.87 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2.53 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Mauritius 37.75 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 2 Nigeria 8.84 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 3 South Africa 5.89 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Sudan 3.06 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Algeria 2.72 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Morocco 2.52 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Ghana?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Ghana was 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.97 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,122.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.