Foreign aid and investments received in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign aid and investments received was 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
up 50.9%
World rank
44th
of 155 countries
All-time high
3.36 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2013
All-time low
520.93 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
The figure is up 50.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Ghana peaked at 3.36 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2013 and was at its lowest, 520.93 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 44th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Ghana, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 520.93 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 604.77 million millions of current united states dollars | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 642.86 million millions of current united states dollars | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars | +98.1% |
| 2004 | 2.05 billion millions of current united states dollars | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 2.09 billion millions of current united states dollars | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.82 billion millions of current united states dollars | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 1.81 billion millions of current united states dollars | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.66 billion millions of current united states dollars | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.28 billion millions of current united states dollars | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 2.16 billion millions of current united states dollars | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.71 billion millions of current united states dollars | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 2.49 billion millions of current united states dollars | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 3.36 billion millions of current united states dollars | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 2.97 billion millions of current united states dollars | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 2.98 billion millions of current united states dollars | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.94 billion millions of current united states dollars | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.83 billion millions of current united states dollars | -37.6% |
| 2018 | 1.44 billion millions of current united states dollars | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 1.13 billion millions of current united states dollars | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 2.96 billion millions of current united states dollars | +162.2% |
| 2021 | 1.35 billion millions of current united states dollars | -54.4% |
| 2022 | 1.61 billion millions of current united states dollars | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 1.23 billion millions of current united states dollars | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars | +50.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 884.39 million millions of current united states dollars, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | 520.93 million millions of current united states dollars | 2.28 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.13 billion millions of current united states dollars | 3.36 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.23 billion millions of current united states dollars | 2.96 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 41 Sudan 2.02 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 42 Senegal 1.98 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 43 Cambodia 1.87 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 45 Chad 1.84 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 46 South Sudan 1.74 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 47 Lebanon 1.72 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Ghana?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Ghana was 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 520.93 million millions of current united states dollars in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).