Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 21.33 US dollar per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 21.33 US dollar per person for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Ghana peaked at 143.67 US dollar per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.33 US dollar per person, in 2024.
That places Ghana 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 58.26 US dollar per person | — |
| 2007 | 58.41 US dollar per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.13 US dollar per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 73.22 US dollar per person | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 73.09 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.7 US dollar per person | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 101.26 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 143.67 US dollar per person | +41.9% |
| 2014 | 70.3 US dollar per person | -51.1% |
| 2015 | 77.58 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 86.17 US dollar per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 74.11 US dollar per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 76 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 80.35 US dollar per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 87.69 US dollar per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 126.66 US dollar per person | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 103.39 US dollar per person | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 26.13 US dollar per person | -74.7% |
| 2024 | 21.33 US dollar per person | -18.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21.33 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 240.97 US dollar per person, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21.33 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 171.92 US dollar per person, 12% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -74.7% | 103.39 US dollar per person | 26.13 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.51 US dollar per person | 58.26 US dollar per person | 73.22 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.32 US dollar per person | 70.3 US dollar per person | 143.67 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.04 US dollar per person | 21.33 US dollar per person | 126.66 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 164 Afghanistan 31.82 US dollar per person compare
- 165 Pakistan 29.21 US dollar per person compare
- 166 Malawi 23.68 US dollar per person compare
- 168 Niger 13.8 US dollar per person compare
- 169 Mauritania 11.22 US dollar per person
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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Ghana?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Ghana was 21.33 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 143.67 US dollar per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.33 US dollar per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.