Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 286.02 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Ghana, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Ghana is 286.02 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and up 537.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Ghana peaked at 415 current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -65.4 current US$ per person, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 105th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17.76 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 2.85 current US$ per person | -84.0% |
| 1977 | 13.54 current US$ per person | +375.4% |
| 1978 | -2.47 current US$ per person | -118.3% |
| 1979 | 7.26 current US$ per person | -393.4% |
| 1980 | -0.5417 current US$ per person | -107.5% |
| 1981 | -1.53 current US$ per person | +182.4% |
| 1982 | 1.27 current US$ per person | -182.7% |
| 1983 | -5.43 current US$ per person | -529.0% |
| 1984 | -4.34 current US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 1985 | -4.05 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | -7.54 current US$ per person | +86.2% |
| 1987 | -2.94 current US$ per person | -60.9% |
| 1988 | 5.58 current US$ per person | -289.4% |
| 1989 | 10.14 current US$ per person | +81.7% |
| 1990 | 7.12 current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 1991 | 13.82 current US$ per person | +94.0% |
| 1992 | -6.26 current US$ per person | -145.3% |
| 1993 | 14.21 current US$ per person | -327.0% |
| 1994 | 33 current US$ per person | +132.2% |
| 1995 | 31.84 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 35.79 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 4.84 current US$ per person | -86.5% |
| 1998 | 35.64 current US$ per person | +636.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7973 current US$ per person | -97.8% |
| 2000 | 15.6 current US$ per person | +1856.7% |
| 2001 | 31.5 current US$ per person | +101.9% |
| 2002 | 28.5 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 43.1 current US$ per person | +51.2% |
| 2004 | 56.16 current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 49.8 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 79.27 current US$ per person | +59.2% |
| 2007 | -20.4 current US$ per person | -125.7% |
| 2008 | -46.15 current US$ per person | +126.2% |
| 2009 | 33.61 current US$ per person | -172.8% |
| 2010 | -41.98 current US$ per person | -224.9% |
| 2011 | -65.4 current US$ per person | +55.8% |
| 2012 | -47.85 current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 161.64 current US$ per person | -437.8% |
| 2014 | 199.96 current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 219.62 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 201.91 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 169.92 current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 273.52 current US$ per person | +61.0% |
| 2019 | 220.58 current US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 415 current US$ per person | +88.1% |
| 2021 | 286.02 current US$ per person | -31.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 286.02 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187.45 current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 286.02 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1856.7% | 0.7973 current US$ per person | 15.6 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.78 current US$ per person | -2.47 current US$ per person | 17.76 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | -0.939 current US$ per person | -7.54 current US$ per person | 10.14 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.08 current US$ per person | -6.26 current US$ per person | 35.79 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1 current US$ per person | -46.15 current US$ per person | 79.27 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.19 current US$ per person | -65.4 current US$ per person | 273.52 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 350.51 current US$ per person | 286.02 current US$ per person | 415 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Ghana was 286.02 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 415 current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.4 current US$ per person in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 537.3%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.