Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Ghana is 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 576.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Ghana peaked at 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 128th 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 square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +88.0% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +112.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1988 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 million SLC per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 million SLC per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 million SLC per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0132 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0192 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0253 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0355 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0456 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0617 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0745 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0907 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1088 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1347 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1756 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2129 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2678 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.348 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4381 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5471 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6974 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8066 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9651 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 2.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.16 million SLC per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.01 million SLC per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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 | +112.9% | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0019 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0192 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0965 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0253 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2129 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8148 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2678 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.57 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.72 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 125 France 5.24 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 126 Eswatini 4.91 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 127 Brunei 3.86 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 129 Cyprus 3.39 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 130 Tuvalu 3.39 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 131 Morocco 3.28 million SLC per square kilometre 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 square in Ghana?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Ghana was 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Ghana ranks 128th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 576.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.