Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing in Ghana
Ghana: Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing was 0 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Ghana, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Ghana is 0 units per person, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Ghana peaked at 0 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 129th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -51.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +40.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +41.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -25.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -47.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +197.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +35.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +49.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -14.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +197.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Ghana?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Ghana was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Ghana ranks 129th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices International Monetary Fund
- 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.