Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.006 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.006 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0171 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 95th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +455.6% |
| 1994 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +86.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +104.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +86.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +338.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | +137.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.006 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.006 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +455.6% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +338.7% | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0171 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 92 Brazil 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 93 Liberia 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 94 Ukraine 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 96 Djibouti 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 97 Palestine 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.006 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 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$, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.