Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana is 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana peaked at 124.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.72 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Ghana 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.6 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.1% |
| 1972 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.5% |
| 1973 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 6.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +382.5% |
| 1976 | -1.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -125.0% |
| 1977 | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -202.2% |
| 1978 | 0.862 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.1% |
| 1979 | -0.2414 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.0% |
| 1980 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -641.1% |
| 1981 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1842 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1496 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4099 BoP, current US$ per person | +174.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3079 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3289 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3416 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9995 BoP, current US$ per person | +192.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9614 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.8% |
| 1992 | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 7.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +442.0% |
| 1994 | 13.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.0% |
| 1995 | 6.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.4% |
| 1996 | 6.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 1998 | 8.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.7% |
| 1999 | 12.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.1% |
| 2000 | 8.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 4.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.6% |
| 2002 | 2.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.8% |
| 2003 | 6.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +125.9% |
| 2004 | 6.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +327.5% |
| 2007 | 58.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.9% |
| 2008 | 111.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.4% |
| 2009 | 95.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 99.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 124.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 123.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 117.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 119.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 111.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 118.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 108.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 97.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 124.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 58.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.6% |
| 2021 | 77.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 43.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.7% |
| 2023 | 39.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 51.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 2025 | 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +641.1% | -0.2414 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1993 | +442.0% | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.53 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +382.5% | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.88 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2006 | +327.5% | 6.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.6 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6641 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1496 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9614 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 111.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 97.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 124.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 129 Djibouti 58.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 130 Venezuela 57.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 131 China 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 133 Chad 50.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 134 Bolivia 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 135 Somalia 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person 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 direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana was 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 124.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.