Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana stood at 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 610.6% on the previous year and down 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana peaked at 18.8 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -13.71 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1994.
That places Ghana 137th out of 192 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | -0.9614 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 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% |
| 1996 | 0.073 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0923 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +1446.4% |
| 1999 | 8.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +497.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4737 BoP, current US$ per person | -94.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0985 BoP, current US$ per person | -120.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5048 BoP, current US$ per person | -612.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0448 BoP, current US$ per person | -108.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3282 BoP, current US$ per person | -833.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2775 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9713 BoP, current US$ per person | +250.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2282 BoP, current US$ per person | +832.9% |
| 2015 | 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +3280.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4995 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5302 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +397.7% |
| 2019 | 18.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +612.5% |
| 2020 | 17.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.4% |
| 2022 | -1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -136.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3257 BoP, current US$ per person | -124.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1559 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.1% |
| 2025 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +610.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +3280.9% | 0.2282 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1998 | +1446.4% | 0.0923 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1990s | -1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2402 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0985 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5048 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 134 Samoa 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 135 Botswana 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 136 Sudan 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 138 Pakistan 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 139 Iran 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 140 Rwanda 0.9225 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Ghana was 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.71 BoP, current US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.6%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.