Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate (2015) in Ghana
Ghana: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 45.72 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 45.72 % change on previous year for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 158.2% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 661.2 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -119.31 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Ghana 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 519.73 % change on previous year | +1352.4% |
| 2002 | -119.31 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 2003 | 547.38 % change on previous year | -558.8% |
| 2004 | -108.24 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0939 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2012 | -95.57 % change on previous year | -101868.5% |
| 2013 | 661.2 % change on previous year | -791.9% |
| 2014 | 60.31 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2016 | -93.89 % change on previous year | -255.7% |
| 2017 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2018 | 385.74 % change on previous year | +4308.0% |
| 2019 | 660.75 % change on previous year | +71.3% |
| 2020 | -9.49 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2021 | -66.06 % change on previous year | +596.4% |
| 2022 | -78.6 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 45.72 % change on previous year | -158.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 45.72 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.13 % change on previous year, 8.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 45.72 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -34.08 % change on previous year. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -101868.5% | 0.0939 % change on previous year | -95.57 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +4308.0% | 8.75 % change on previous year | 385.74 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1352.4% | 35.78 % change on previous year | 519.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 277.76 % change on previous year | 35.78 % change on previous year | 519.73 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.98 % change on previous year | -119.31 % change on previous year | 547.38 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 226.76 % change on previous year | -95.57 % change on previous year | 661.2 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | -27.11 % change on previous year | -78.6 % change on previous year | 45.72 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 39 Estonia 60.25 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Egypt 46.29 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Nicaragua 46 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Gabon 44.24 % change on previous year compare
- 44 China, Macao SAR 42.03 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Poland 40.07 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Ghana was 45.72 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 661.2 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -119.31 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.