Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre was 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Ghana, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.2% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 18,102 US dollar per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Ghana 155th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,899 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 6,069 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6,835 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 8,001 US dollar per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 8,183 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 11,549 US dollar per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 11,898 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17,291 US dollar per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 8,663 US dollar per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 9,784 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 11,117 US dollar per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 9,774 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 10,233 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 11,038 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 12,289 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 18,102 US dollar per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 2022 | 15,063 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre | -74.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,639 US dollar per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,092 US dollar per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre 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 | -74.2% | 15,063 US dollar per square kilometre | 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -49.9% | 17,291 US dollar per square kilometre | 8,663 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,701 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,899 US dollar per square kilometre | 8,001 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 10,953 US dollar per square kilometre | 8,183 US dollar per square kilometre | 17,291 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,333 US dollar per square kilometre | 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre | 18,102 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,641 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 153 Botswana 4,544 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 154 Bhutan 4,072 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 156 Liberia 3,624 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 157 Tajikistan 3,586 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 158 Sudan 3,428 US dollar per square kilometre 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Ghana was 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18,102 US dollar per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,880 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 155th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.