Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency was 32.49 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 32.49 % for gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Ghana peaked at 112.88 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9.93 %, in 2020.
That places Ghana 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.71 % | — |
| 1972 | 12.59 % | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 24.36 % | +93.4% |
| 1974 | 33.1 % | +35.9% |
| 1975 | 13.37 % | -59.6% |
| 1976 | 23.53 % | +76.1% |
| 1977 | 71.06 % | +201.9% |
| 1978 | 87.99 % | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 34.48 % | -60.8% |
| 1980 | 51.85 % | +50.4% |
| 1981 | 69.48 % | +34.0% |
| 1982 | 19.04 % | -72.6% |
| 1983 | 112.88 % | +493.0% |
| 1984 | 47.01 % | -58.4% |
| 1985 | 26.79 % | -43.0% |
| 1986 | 49.08 % | +83.2% |
| 1987 | 45.87 % | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 40.91 % | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 34.82 % | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 43.36 % | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 26.73 % | -38.4% |
| 1992 | 16.86 % | -36.9% |
| 1993 | 28.71 % | +70.3% |
| 1994 | 34.41 % | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 48.94 % | +42.2% |
| 1996 | 46.26 % | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 24.47 % | -47.1% |
| 1998 | 22.55 % | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 18.99 % | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 31.94 % | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 40.21 % | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 28.35 % | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 35.4 % | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 20.75 % | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 21.75 % | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 20.01 % | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 23.79 % | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 30.34 % | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 21.27 % | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 25.81 % | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 29.92 % | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 25.91 % | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 24.86 % | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 27.48 % | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 15.65 % | -43.0% |
| 2016 | 19.65 % | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 19.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.42 % | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 15.54 % | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 9.93 % | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 17.8 % | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 33.06 % | +85.8% |
| 2023 | 37 % | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 32.49 % | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.58 % | 10.71 % | 87.99 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.77 % | 19.04 % | 112.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.13 % | 16.86 % | 48.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.38 % | 20.01 % | 40.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 % | 15.54 % | 29.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.06 % | 9.93 % | 37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 8 Ethiopia 34.72 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 8.76 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6.68 % compare
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,869 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,363 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 13.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 33,559 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Ghana?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Ghana was 32.49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 112.88 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.93 % in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).