Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Ghana

Foreign direct investment outflows in Ghana in 2025 — 38,841,192 US$. Ranked 66 in the world out of 91.

2025 38.84M US$ +623.78% vs 2024
World rank 66of 91
Period maximum 588M US$2019
Period minimum -233M US$1994

Trend over time

1975–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Ghana, 1975–2025-250M0250M500M750M197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 0 US$1976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1990: -14,800,000 US$1991: -20,000,000 US$1992: -22,500,000 US$1993: -125,000,000 US$1994: -233,000,000 US$1996: 1,299,750 US$1997: 1,683,510 US$1998: 26,675,410 US$1999: 163,300,000 US$2001: 9,553,620 US$2002: -2,042,540 US$2003: 10,749,650 US$2004: -978,660 US$2008: 7,960,000 US$2009: 6,900,000 US$2011: 25,345,000 US$2012: 1,090,000 US$2013: 670,000 US$2014: 6,400,000 US$2015: 221,426,854 US$2016: 14,664,997 US$2017: 15,910,000 US$2018: 80,850,377 US$2019: 587,766,048 US$2020: 542,413,996 US$2021: 119,701,591 US$2022: -44,157,893 US$2023: 11,006,013 US$2024: 5,366,458 US$2025: 38,841,192 US$
Change over the period: +38.84M

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 38.84M US$
World 1.49T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa -2.63B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 38.84M +33.47M +623.78%
2024 5.37M −5.64M −51.24%
2023 11.01M +55.16M +124.92%
2022 -44.16M −164M −136.89%
2021 120M −423M −77.93%
2020 542M −45.35M −7.72%
2019 588M +507M +626.98%
2018 80.85M +64.94M +408.17%
2017 15.91M +1.25M +8.49%
2016 14.66M −207M −93.38%
2015 221M +215M +3,359.79%
2014 6.4M +5.73M +855.22%
2013 670,000 −420,000 −38.53%
2012 1.09M −24.26M −95.7%
2011 25.35M
2009 6.9M −1.06M −13.32%
2008 7.96M
2004 -978,660 −11.73M −109.1%
2003 10.75M +12.79M +626.29%
2002 -2.04M −11.6M −121.38%
2001 9.55M
1999 163M +137M +512.17%
1998 26.68M +24.99M +1,484.51%
1997 1.68M +383,760 +29.53%
1996 1.3M
1994 -233M −108M −86.4%
1993 -125M −103M −455.56%
1992 -22.5M −2.5M −12.5%
1991 -20M −5.2M −35.14%
1990 -14.8M
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0 +0
1975 0

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.