Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per was 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Ghana, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Ghana stood at 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Ghana peaked at 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 145th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +34.3% | 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 142 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Eritrea 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Barbados 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Peru 0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Solomon Islands 0.0924 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Chad 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Ghana was 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per?
- Ghana ranks 145th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.