Ghana Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
2011 - 2021 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Ghana Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Ghana Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a growth equal to 5.1 % in the previous quarter.
- Ghana Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Dec 2021.
- The data reached an all-time high of 12.3 % in Sep 2012 and a record low 1.9 % in Dec 2020.
CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. Ghana Statistical Service provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Bank of Ghana average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2013 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment sourced from the International Monetary Fund and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993.
Related information about Ghana Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Ghana, Current Account recorded a surplus of 661.4 USD mn in Mar 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 524.3 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Ghana Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.1 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 308.1 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 19.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Ghana's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2011 to Dec 2021 in the chart:
What was Ghana's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2021?
Ghana Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with a growth equal to 5.1 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 Dec 2021 | 5.1 Sep 2021 | 1.9 Dec 2020 | 12.3 Sep 2012 | % | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.8 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | -1.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2022 |
| Argentina (%) | 2.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 2.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2023 |
| Australia (%) | -0.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2023 |
| Austria (%) | -1.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | -5.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Mar 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 10.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Belgium (%) | 0.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2022 |
| Botswana (%) | 1.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 2.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2023 |
| Brunei (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 0.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 12.1 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 1.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Jun 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 5.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2023 |
| China (%) | 0.1 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 6.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2023 |
| Croatia (%) | 3.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 3.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | -0.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | -0.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Egypt (%) | 2.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Estonia (%) | 8.4 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| France (%) | 2.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 4.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2022 |
| Germany (%) | 1.4 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Greece (%) | 1.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 31.0 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 10.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | -6.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2023 |
| India (%) | 1.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.4 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 0.1 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | -32.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 2.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 1.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 2.3 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | -0.1 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 2.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Mar 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -4.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2022 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.3 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| South Korea (%) | 0.7 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 9.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | -1.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -9.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2022 |
| Laos (%) | 4.1 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
| Latvia (%) | 3.9 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2023 |
| Lebanon (%) | 4.5 2020 | yearly | 2004 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -494.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 13.0 2022 | yearly | 1982 - 2022 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 7.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 123.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 107.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 0.6 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 1.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 13.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 0.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 33.6 2021 | yearly | 1986 - 2021 |
| Myanmar (%) | 0.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | -13.2 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Mar 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 1.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Mar 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 0.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2022 |
| Norway (%) | -0.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 4.8 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.4 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 5.8 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 3.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2022 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2022 |
| Peru (%) | 2.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.7 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 0.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | -0.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 0.3 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 0.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Serbia (%) | 5.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Mar 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 29.4 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 0.3 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 0.0 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 1.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 1.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 1.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 6.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2022 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 1,220.387 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,009.808 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 70.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) | 435.057 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) | 1,569.809 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) | 338.055 2028 | yearly | 1982 - 2028 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.394 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 225.1 Apr 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Apr 2023 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,158.7 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jun 2023 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -26.4 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Jun 2023 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 123,640.006 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,139.214 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,273.109 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,171.2 Jun 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2023 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -8.8 Apr 2023 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Apr 2023 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 204,070.187 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 67,696.289 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 44.420 May 2023 | monthly | Feb 1985 - May 2023 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 123.521 May 2023 | monthly | Jun 1995 - May 2023 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 531.878 May 2023 | monthly | May 1995 - May 2023 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 173.324 May 2023 | monthly | Jun 1986 - May 2023 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 7.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 661.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2023 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 524.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -308.059 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 18.1 2010 | yearly | 1975 - 2010 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -308.059 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 29,185.2 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Nov 2022 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 35.7 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.826 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -23,540.367 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 18.0 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Apr 2023 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 1,243.949 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 8,621.962 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 13,449.704 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 39.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,867.6 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Jun 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.169 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.3 Jun 2022 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2022 |
| Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) | 1,000.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 16,515.704 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Apr 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 45.9 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Apr 2023 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 23,489.4 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Jun 2023 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 28.6 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jun 2023 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 6,607.162 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2011 - Apr 2023 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 20.18 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Apr 2023 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 10.56 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2023 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (%) | -6.8 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Apr 2023 |
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