Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre was 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Ghana, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.5% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Ghana peaked at 16,486 US dollar per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 157th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,180 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 5,082 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5,723 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 6,080 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 6,531 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 6,812 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 9,083 US dollar per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 12,765 US dollar per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2014 | 7,359 US dollar per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 2015 | 8,351 US dollar per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 9,794 US dollar per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 9,324 US dollar per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 10,102 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 10,854 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 11,098 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 16,486 US dollar per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2022 | 13,853 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre | -83.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,427 US dollar per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,234 US dollar per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … 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 | -83.5% | 13,853 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,516 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,082 US dollar per square kilometre | 6,080 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 9,098 US dollar per square kilometre | 6,531 US dollar per square kilometre | 12,765 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,929 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre | 16,486 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 154 Solomon Islands 2,898 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 155 Tanzania 2,820 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 156 Botswana 2,500 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 158 Sudan 1,908 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 159 Madagascar 1,900 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 160 Afghanistan 1,849 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, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Ghana?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Ghana was 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16,486 US dollar per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,280 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Ghana ranks 157th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits 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, Currency and deposits (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.