Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita was 101.41 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana is 101.41 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.7% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana peaked at 101.41 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 current US$ per person, in 1973.
That places Ghana 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0174 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0161 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0165 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7892 current US$ per person | +5086.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0972 current US$ per person | -87.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0258 current US$ per person | -73.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0328 current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0377 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 1.93 current US$ per person | +5020.4% |
| 1980 | 8.19 current US$ per person | +324.7% |
| 1981 | 4.52 current US$ per person | -44.8% |
| 1982 | 2.71 current US$ per person | -40.0% |
| 1983 | 3.07 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 2.16 current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 1.54 current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 1986 | 1.7 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 2.84 current US$ per person | +67.2% |
| 1988 | 2.6 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 1.76 current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 1990 | 1.88 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 5.23 current US$ per person | +178.2% |
| 1992 | 4.44 current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 6.74 current US$ per person | +51.7% |
| 1994 | 9.55 current US$ per person | +41.8% |
| 1995 | 3.3 current US$ per person | -65.5% |
| 1996 | 7.65 current US$ per person | +131.8% |
| 1997 | 5.05 current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 5.21 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 4 current US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 5.79 current US$ per person | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 5.28 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 6.68 current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 3.31 current US$ per person | -50.4% |
| 2004 | 2.81 current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 5.91 current US$ per person | +110.5% |
| 2006 | 14.05 current US$ per person | +137.8% |
| 2007 | 15 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 16.53 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 21.32 current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 36.03 current US$ per person | +69.0% |
| 2011 | 58.98 current US$ per person | +63.7% |
| 2012 | 49.72 current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 52.02 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 53.02 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.28 current US$ per person | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 18.53 current US$ per person | -47.5% |
| 2017 | 27.04 current US$ per person | +45.9% |
| 2018 | 32.78 current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 34.49 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 43.02 current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 101.41 current US$ per person | +135.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 101.41 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.091 current US$ per person, 1114.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 101.41 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3371 current US$ per person, 300.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +5086.1% | 0.0152 current US$ per person | 0.7892 current US$ per person |
| 1979 | +5020.4% | 0.0377 current US$ per person | 1.93 current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +324.7% | 1.93 current US$ per person | 8.19 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2976 current US$ per person | 0.0152 current US$ per person | 1.93 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 current US$ per person | 1.54 current US$ per person | 8.19 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.31 current US$ per person | 1.88 current US$ per person | 9.55 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.67 current US$ per person | 2.81 current US$ per person | 21.32 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.79 current US$ per person | 18.53 current US$ per person | 58.98 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.21 current US$ per person | 43.02 current US$ per person | 101.41 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana was 101.41 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 101.41 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 current US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.