Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Ghana
Ghana: Total assistance for development, by recipient countries was 1,861 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Ghana is 1,861, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Ghana peaked at 3,358 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 520.93, in 2000.
That places Ghana 37th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 520.93 | — |
| 2001 | 604.77 | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 642.86 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1,274 | +98.1% |
| 2004 | 2,053 | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 2,093 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,816 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 1,809 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,659 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 2,278 | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 2,159 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,705 | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 2,491 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 3,358 | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 2,969 | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 2,977 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,936 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,832 | -37.6% |
| 2018 | 1,442 | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 1,130 | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 2,963 | +162.2% |
| 2021 | 1,352 | -54.4% |
| 2022 | 1,609 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 1,233 | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 1,861 | +50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,475 | 520.93 | 2,278 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,400 | 1,130 | 3,358 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,804 | 1,233 | 2,963 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Ghana?
- Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Ghana was 1,861 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,358 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 520.93 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for total assistance for development, by recipient countries?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total assistance for development, by recipient countries rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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