Ghana vs Southern Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate
Ghana
5.68 % change on previous year
in 2024
Southern Africa
0.548 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
32nd
Southern Africa rank
29th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.68 % change on previous year against 0.548 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 5.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 10.4 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Southern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8626 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 0.4382 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.32 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.85 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 4.95 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.61 % change on previous year | 0.4737 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate, Ghana or Southern Africa?
- Ghana, at 5.68 % change on previous year against 0.548 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate between Ghana and Southern Africa?
- 5.13 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Southern Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Southern Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.