Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Ghana 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +572.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +111.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -59.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +97.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2000 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +286.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | +173.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +572.1% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +286.5% | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 93 Iceland 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 94 Liberia 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 95 Sierra Leone 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 97 Tunisia 0.005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 98 Fiji 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 99 Canada 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.