Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Ghana
3,042 current US$ per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2,862 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
147th
Zimbabwe rank
149th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3,042 current US$ per person against 2,862 current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 180 current US$ per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ghana ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190.02 current US$ per person | 277.43 current US$ per person | 87.4 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 257.43 current US$ per person | 585.03 current US$ per person | 327.6 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 342.27 current US$ per person | 775.67 current US$ per person | 433.4 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 354.31 current US$ per person | 608.1 current US$ per person | 253.79 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 573.66 current US$ per person | 452.96 current US$ per person | 120.7 current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1,723 current US$ per person | 1,523 current US$ per person | 199.65 current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2,328 current US$ per person | 2,353 current US$ per person | 24.93 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Ghana, at 3,042 current US$ per person against 2,862 current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 180 current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.