Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 12.78 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 12.78 US dollar per person for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Ghana peaked at 115.35 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.78 US dollar per person, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 165th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 51.15 US dollar per person | — |
| 2007 | 48.91 US dollar per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 53.7 US dollar per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 55.64 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 58.34 US dollar per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 59.4 US dollar per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 77.31 US dollar per person | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 106.06 US dollar per person | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 59.71 US dollar per person | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 66.22 US dollar per person | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 75.91 US dollar per person | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 70.7 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 75.03 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 79.01 US dollar per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 79.19 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 115.35 US dollar per person | +45.7% |
| 2022 | 95.09 US dollar per person | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 15.35 US dollar per person | -83.9% |
| 2024 | 12.78 US dollar per person | -16.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 12.78 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 172.33 US dollar per person, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 12.78 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.33 US dollar per person, 17% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … 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 | -83.9% | 95.09 US dollar per person | 15.35 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.35 US dollar per person | 48.91 US dollar per person | 55.64 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.77 US dollar per person | 58.34 US dollar per person | 106.06 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.55 US dollar per person | 12.78 US dollar per person | 115.35 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Ghana?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Ghana was 12.78 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 115.35 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.78 US dollar per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Ghana ranks 165th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. 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, Currency and deposits (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, Currency and deposits (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, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits 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, Currency and deposits (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.