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Ghana: Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU)

-87.71Bcurrent LCU · 2025-1489.5% since 2015

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: Net income from abroad. Annual figures for Ghana from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2025-87,710,198,134.935
2024-74,964,208,700
2023-45,264,722,900
2022-42,458,356,000
2021-25,441,280,600
2020-19,017,270,600
2019-14,662,099,400
2018-13,889,076,000
2017-12,941,369,000
2016-8,615,603,100
2015-5,517,959,300
2014-8,292,178,200
2013-3,468,328,000
2012-3,824,988,000
2011-1,859,711,600
2010-763,832,000
2009-132,467,500
2008-122,753,800
2007-131,093,700
2006-523,651,300
2005-118,710,400
2004-178,262,600
2003-142,998,000
2002-102,568,500
2001-77,419,300
2000-80,080,300
1999-43,696,400
1998-35,105,700
1997-27,402,100
1996-23,494,300
1995-15,962,100
1994-10,614,100
1993-7,289,000
1992-4,640,900
1991-4,477,500
1990-3,666,300
1989-3,180,600
1988-2,652,800
1987-2,029,600
1986-1,127,900
1985-604,500
1984-293,000
1983-164,000
1982-22,500
1981-22,200
1980-18,200
1979-9,900
1978-4,800
1977-4,000
1976-4,800
1975-4,200
1974-3,100
1973-2,600
1972-3,700
1971-4,700
1970-4,500
1969-4,900
1968-5,200
1967-3,200
1966-1,400
1965-1,900
1964-1,200
1963-1,800
1962-1,000
1961-1,400
1960-1,000

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Published by World Bank, produced by National statistical offices, Central banks, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-primary-income-cn (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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