Angola vs Ghana: GDP per capita

Angola
6,181 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Ghana
6,360 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Angola rank
144th
Ghana rank
141st

GDP per capita over time

  • Angola
  • Ghana
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k195519892023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 6,360 international-$ in 2021 prices against 6,181 international-$ in 2021 prices in Angola, a difference of 179 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 144th and Ghana ranks 141st of 184 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 5,106 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,322 international-$ in 2021 prices 784.09 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
1980s 3,638 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,021 international-$ in 2021 prices 617.29 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
1990s 3,171 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,125 international-$ in 2021 prices 46.12 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
2000s 4,573 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,787 international-$ in 2021 prices 786.1 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
2010s 8,873 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,699 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,174 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
2020s 6,332 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,194 international-$ in 2021 prices 137.95 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Angola or Ghana?
Ghana, at 6,360 international-$ in 2021 prices against 6,181 international-$ in 2021 prices in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Angola and Ghana?
179 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for gdp per capita?
Angola ranks 144th and Ghana ranks 141st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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