Private capital flows, total in Ghana
Ghana: Private capital flows, total was 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Ghana, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ for private capital flows, total in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 1,934.3% over ten years.
That places Ghana 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 144.97 million BoP, current US$ | 2.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 1.1% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 14.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 2,261 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 79.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 2,261 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 12.56 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.07 billion current LCU (2017)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.77 billion current US$ (2017)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 94.62 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Ghana?
- Private capital flows, total in Ghana was 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.97 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for private capital flows, total?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,934.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Private capital flows, total (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.