Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.3099 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3099 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.04 million USD per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.04 million USD per square kilometre, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0438 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0463 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0451 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0476 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0509 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0445 million USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.043 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0439 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0477 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0465 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0467 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.045 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0419 million USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.04 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0435 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0457 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0481 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0504 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0532 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0559 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0578 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0632 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0662 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0684 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0712 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0744 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0776 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0812 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0848 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0884 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0924 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0968 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1019 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1073 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.114 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1191 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1243 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1357 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1423 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1535 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1751 million USD per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1914 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2067 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2126 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2171 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2245 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2427 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2577 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2745 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2759 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.29 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.301 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0459 million USD per square kilometre | 0.043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0509 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre | 0.04 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0559 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0706 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0578 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0848 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1122 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0884 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1423 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2156 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1535 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2745 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2942 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2759 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 113 Colombia 0.3222 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Kiribati 0.3221 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Samoa 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 South Africa 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 0.2978 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 119 Belarus 0.2935 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 million USD per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.