Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Ghana is 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Ghana peaked at 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Ghana 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 53 Namibia 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Philippines 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Egypt 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Fiji 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Tajikistan 0.0059 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)
- 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: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Ghana was 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.