Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth was 32.49 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 32.49 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Ghana peaked at 112.88 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9.93 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Ghana 11th out of 218 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 24.36 % change on previous year | +93.4% |
| 1974 | 33.1 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1975 | 13.37 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1976 | 23.53 % change on previous year | +76.0% |
| 1977 | 71.06 % change on previous year | +201.9% |
| 1978 | 87.99 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 34.48 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 1980 | 51.85 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1981 | 69.47 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 1982 | 19.04 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1983 | 112.88 % change on previous year | +493.0% |
| 1984 | 47.01 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1985 | 26.79 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1986 | 49.08 % change on previous year | +83.2% |
| 1987 | 45.87 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 40.91 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 34.82 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 43.36 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 26.73 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1992 | 16.86 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1993 | 28.71 % change on previous year | +70.3% |
| 1994 | 34.41 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 48.94 % change on previous year | +42.2% |
| 1996 | 46.26 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 24.47 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1998 | 22.55 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 18.99 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 31.94 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 40.21 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 28.35 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 35.4 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 20.75 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 21.75 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 20.01 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 23.79 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 30.34 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 21.27 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 25.81 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 29.92 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 25.91 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 24.86 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 27.48 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 15.65 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 2016 | 19.65 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 19.67 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.42 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 15.54 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 9.93 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 17.8 % change on previous year | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 33.06 % change on previous year | +85.8% |
| 2023 | 37 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 32.49 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +493.0% | 19.04 % change on previous year | 112.88 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.58 % change on previous year | 10.71 % change on previous year | 87.99 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.77 % change on previous year | 19.04 % change on previous year | 112.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.13 % change on previous year | 16.86 % change on previous year | 48.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.38 % change on previous year | 20.01 % change on previous year | 40.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 % change on previous year | 15.54 % change on previous year | 29.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.06 % change on previous year | 9.93 % change on previous year | 37 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 38.33 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Egypt 36.9 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Ethiopia 34.72 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Yemen 32.03 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Angola 30.78 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Malawi 29.66 % change on previous year 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)
- 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, annual growth in Ghana?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Ghana was 32.49 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 112.88 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.93 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.