Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.008 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Ghana is 0.008 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Ghana peaked at 0.008 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 million SLC per person, in 1983.
That places Ghana 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.004 million SLC per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.004 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.006 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.008 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1359 million SLC per person, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.008 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3487 million SLC per person, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0038 million SLC per person | 0.0034 million SLC per person | 0.0043 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 million SLC per person | 0.0026 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 million SLC per person | 0.0032 million SLC per person | 0.0037 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 million SLC per person | 0.0038 million SLC per person | 0.0048 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 million SLC per person | 0.0051 million SLC per person | 0.0074 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 million SLC per person | 0.0073 million SLC per person | 0.008 million SLC per person | 5 |
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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Ghana?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Ghana was 0.008 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 million SLC per person in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Ghana ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.