How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Nigeria: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP

Ghana

0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ghana rank

91st

Nigeria rank

92nd

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP over time

Ghana
Nigeria

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0427 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0504 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1970s	0.0579 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0413 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1980s	0.064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0616 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1990s	0.0876 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0845 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2000s	0.1339 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1209 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2010s	0.0209 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2020s	0.0111 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp, Ghana or Nigeria?: Ghana, at 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp between Ghana and Nigeria?: 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 163 places, 8,197 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.