Ghana pulled in an estimated $2.61 billion in foreign direct investment during 2025, spread across 253 projects and existing firms.
The provisional figures come from the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. Sports news GhanaThe 2025 performance dwarfs the $652 million secured in 2024, pointing to revived investor appetite for the economy after notable gains in inflation control and exchange rate stability over the review period.
The data, drawn from the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Petroleum Commission, and Ghana Free Zones Authority, shows new ventures registered with GIPC delivered the biggest portion of inflows at $1.437 billion from 180 projects.Current upstream oil companies logged $994 million in investments, while fresh Free Zones Authority investments added $165 million.
Further equity injections into operating firms reached $14 million.
The report also highlights robust reinvestment by businesses already present in the country.Of the $1.92 billion tracked by the Bank of Ghana, roughly $1.83 billion was reinvested earnings, signaling that established firms are ploughing profits back into expansion rather than pulling out of the market.
China led by project volume with 70 projects. India came next with 22 projects, while Nigeria registered 10 projects.
The United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom recorded 9 and 8 projects, respectively.Yet by investment size, the Cayman Islands took the lead with $500 million, slightly ahead of China’s $486 million.Nigeria contributed $105 million in value, while France-Nigeria joint deals accounted for $100 million. The United States trailed with $51 million.Reacting to the figures, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Chief Executive Officer, Simon Madjie, said Ghana remains open for business and continues to position itself as a gateway for investment on the African continent. “We are open for foreign direct investment and we are even more open for foreign direct investment from Africa because we have the AfCFTA. “
“We are the commercial hub for the continent. Now, our objective is not to compete.“Our objective is to position Ghana as the favourable place for people to do business and there are a lot of things that are going well for us,” he asserted.The numbers reflect sustained foreign investor trust in Ghana at a moment when many domestic enterprises are also starting to show fresh confidence in the economy, even amid worries about power tariffs and wider operational hurdles.
