Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0324 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0324 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 472.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0324 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 143rd of 192 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.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +66.1% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | +82.4% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +47.5% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | +64.8% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | +106.6% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | +43.3% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +45.8% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | +42.6% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | +37.6% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +31.5% |
| 1990 | 0 million SLC per person | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 0 million SLC per person | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 0 million SLC per person | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 0 million SLC per person | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +42.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +36.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 million SLC per person | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0185 million SLC per person | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0249 million SLC per person | +34.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0324 million SLC per person | +30.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0324 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0324 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +106.6% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 million SLC per person | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 0.0114 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0205 million SLC per person | 0.0123 million SLC per person | 0.0324 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 140 Bahamas 0.037 million SLC per person compare
- 141 Afghanistan 0.0334 million SLC per person compare
- 142 Spain 0.0326 million SLC per person compare
- 144 Zambia 0.0323 million SLC per person compare
- 145 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0321 million SLC per person compare
- 146 Grenada 0.0319 million SLC per person 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, per capita in Ghana?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Ghana was 0.0324 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 472.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.