Ghana vs Namibia: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
80.8%
in 2023
Namibia
81.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
23rd
Namibia rank
21st
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 81.0% against 80.8% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Ghana ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 82.2% | 33.6% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 70.0% | 20.0% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 75.6% | 19.4% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 66.5% | 0.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 66.2% | 1.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 70.4% | 5.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 0.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 81.0% against 80.8% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Namibia?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 21st 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 Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.