Ghana Direct Investment Abroad
2011 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Ghana Direct Investment Abroad
- Ghana Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 14.0 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with a growth of 69.6 USD mn in the previous quarter.
- Ghana Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated quarterly.
- It is available from Mar 2011 to Sep 2025 and averaged 76.2 USD mn throughout the period.
- The data reached an all-time high of 337.7 USD mn in Sep 2019 and a record low of -44.2 USD mn in Dec 2023.
CEIC extends history for quarterly Direct Investment Abroad. The Bank of Ghana Fund provides Direct Investment Abroad in USD. Direct Investment Abroad prior to Q1 2021 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
Key information about Ghana Direct Investment Abroad
- In the latest reports of Ghana, Current Account recorded a surplus of 4.6 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 425.3 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 61.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 30.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Ghana's Direct Investment Abroad from Mar 2011 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Ghana's Direct Investment Abroad in Sep 2025?
Ghana Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 14.0 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with a growth of 69.6 USD mn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.0 Sep 2025 | 69.6 Jun 2025 | -44.2 Dec 2023 | 337.7 Sep 2019 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
Direct Investment Abroad by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 83.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 637.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 149.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 731.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -5,309.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -12.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 549.9 2025 | yearly | 1975 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 78.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 68.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 9,987.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 21.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 12.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 3,624.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 0.0 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 70.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 31.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 9,672.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 988.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 39,900.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 760.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -498.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -3,665.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 471.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 662.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 176.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 101.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 34,880.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 1,088.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2026 |
| France (USD mn) | 978.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 85.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | -11,663.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 14.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 2,012.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 11,913.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | -35,005.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 139.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 7,537.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 2,947.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 328.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 34,262.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 3,061.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,616.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 11,722.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 14.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -810.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 417.6 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 7,041.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 112.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 3,480.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -4.9 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 123.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 23.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | -591.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 6,830.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,240.6 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -215.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -122.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,192.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 6,978.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,486.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 4,328.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 29.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 2.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 21.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 157.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 29,654.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 1,471.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | -164.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 112.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | -142.8 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 36.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 3.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 128.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -58.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 733.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 742.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | -1,815.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 548.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 2,231.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 62.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 1,033.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 13,943.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 94.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Jan 2026 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 33,615.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 1,108.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 97.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -2,206.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | -8,619.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 20.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 4,187.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 8,290.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 8,817.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 1,079.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 694.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | -2.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 77,168.1 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 532.461 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 2,859.995 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 61.8 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) | 515.173 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) | 1,249.811 2030 | yearly | 1990 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) | 449.164 2030 | yearly | 1982 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.394 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 3,890.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 5,139.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 225.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 89,599.170 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 14,051.656 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 627.649 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,249.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 219,248.874 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 133,353.690 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 11.205 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1985 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 135.764 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jun 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 133.539 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 445.619 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Nov 2025 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 97.296 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 142.693 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 101.215 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 84.815 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 14.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 4,552.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 425.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -61.216 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -53.3 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -49.184 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 29,218.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 34.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -0.103 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -27,118.991 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 18.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2026 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,008.748 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 14,789.477 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 25,721.726 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 30.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,361.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 5.520 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) | 1,000.000 2025 | yearly | 2008 - 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 30,675.753 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 8.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 22,480.6 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1967 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -9.1 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - May 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,619.399 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 16.15 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 6.78 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (%) | 10.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Feb 2026 |
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