Foreign direct investment in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign direct investment was 8.2% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment in Ghana, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment in Ghana is 8.2%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 503.7% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Foreign direct investment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.4% | — |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +130.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +79.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +70.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.4% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 14.0% compare
- 8 Seychelles 12.9% compare
- 9 Djibouti 9.2% compare
- 11 Namibia 7.6% compare
- 12 Lesotho 5.6% compare
- 13 Cape Verde 5.5% compare
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 102.71 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 190.34 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.96 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.11 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4631 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 11.04 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 16.60 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Ghana?
- Foreign direct investment in Ghana was 8.2% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign direct investment?
- Ghana ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 503.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.