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Ghana – FDI Inflows

Name: Ghana FDI Inflows
Creator: World Bank
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Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP. Measures cross-border investment where a foreign entity acquires a lasting management interest (10%+ of voting stock). · World Bank

2.15% +0.51% from 2023 G20 rank: 105th · all-time high: 9.47% (2008)

Ghana's fdi inflows was 2.15% in 2024, an increase of +0.51% from 1.64% in 2023. This ranked 105th in the G20. The all-time high was 9.47% in 2008.

APA

Ghana FDI Inflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/ghana/fdi-inflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_ghana_fdi-inflows,
  title = {Ghana FDI Inflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/ghana/fdi-inflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Ghana FDI Inflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	1.01%	–	–
2026* trend	1.27%	–	–
2025* trend	1.53%	–	–
2024	2.15%	+0.51%	105th
2023	1.64%	−0.29%	121st
2022	1.93%	−1.25%	126th
2021	3.19%	+0.51%	85th
2020	2.68%	−3.00%	73rd
2019	5.68%	+1.23%	37th
2018	4.44%	−0.95%	47th
2017	5.39%	−0.82%	43rd
2016	6.21%	−0.25%	42nd
2015	6.46%	+0.31%	44th
2014	6.15%	+1.02%	45th
2013	5.13%	−2.85%	51st
2012	7.98%	−0.27%	38th
2011	8.26%	+0.41%	39th
2010	7.85%	−1.26%	40th
2009	9.11%	−0.36%	33rd
2008	9.47%	+3.90%	42nd
2007	5.57%	+2.53%	92nd
2006	3.05%	+1.70%	113th
2005	1.35%	−0.22%	141st
2004	1.57%	−0.22%	124th
2003	1.79%	+0.84%	114th
2002	0.96%	−0.72%	133rd
2001	1.68%	−1.65%	107th
2000	3.33%	+0.17%	85th
1999	3.16%	+0.92%	82nd
1998	2.24%	+1.05%	97th
1997	1.19%	−0.54%	121st
1996	1.73%	+0.08%	75th
1995	1.65%	−2.63%	76th
1994	4.28%	+2.18%	26th
1993	2.09%	+1.74%	43rd
1992	0.35%	+0.05%	104th
1991	0.30%	+0.05%	104th
1990	0.25%	−0.03%	110th
1989	0.29%	+0.19%	96th
1988	0.10%	+0.00%	108th
1987	0.09%	+0.02%	108th
1986	0.07%	−0.05%	101st
1985	0.12%	+0.08%	96th
1984	0.05%	−0.01%	104th
1983	0.06%	−0.34%	104th
1982	0.40%	+0.02%	67th
1981	0.39%	+0.03%	74th
1980	0.35%	+0.42%	74th
1979	-0.07%	−0.33%	124th
1978	0.26%	−0.34%	77th
1977	0.60%	+1.26%	51st
1976	-0.66%	−3.18%	121st
1975	2.52%	+2.03%	20th
1974	0.49%	+0.01%	67th
1973	0.48%	−0.07%	63rd
1972	0.54%	−0.72%	58th
1971	1.27%	−1.79%	32nd
1970	3.06%	–	16th

Show all years (1970–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Currency Crisis Pattern

Rapid currency depreciation (>30% YoY) combined with reserve drawdown and inflation surge. Often precedes emergency rate hikes.

Inflation 38.1% Reserves YoY -30.4% FX YoY +33.2%

This pattern occurred 111 times in G20 history, 31 successful

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Reserves YoY

-48.5%

FX YoY

+126.8%

Ghana 2023

Inflation

38.1%

Reserves YoY

-30.4%

FX YoY

+33.2%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

Reserves YoY

-15.4%

FX YoY

+820.4%

Sierra Leone 2023

Inflation

47.6%

Reserves YoY

-20.6%

FX YoY

+51.7%

Ghana 2022

Inflation

31.3%

Reserves YoY

-47.5%

FX YoY

+42.5%

24 mo later

22.8%

Lao PDR 2022

Inflation

23.0%

Reserves YoY

-19.2%

FX YoY

+44.7%

24 mo later

23.1%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Ghana matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 2023. Historically, 28% of countries showing this pattern (31 out of 111) saw fdi inflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →