Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices (2015) in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices (2015) was 21.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Ghana is 21.78 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Ghana peaked at 61.36 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.22 %, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 141st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices (2015) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.42 % | — |
| 1971 | 58.47 % | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 29.89 % | -48.9% |
| 1973 | 38.3 % | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 51.99 % | +35.7% |
| 1975 | 50.6 % | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 41.37 % | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 58.92 % | +42.4% |
| 1978 | 42.53 % | -27.8% |
| 1979 | 38.72 % | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 35.23 % | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 33.23 % | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 27.44 % | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 28.79 % | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 30.3 % | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 35.95 % | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 33.12 % | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 31.12 % | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 35.01 % | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 40.36 % | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 41.63 % | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 47.37 % | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 35.12 % | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 34.16 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 39.48 % | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 34.74 % | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 41.52 % | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 40.65 % | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 37.77 % | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 24.97 % | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 57.03 % | +128.4% |
| 2001 | 53.49 % | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 30.66 % | -42.7% |
| 2003 | 41.61 % | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 50.13 % | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 49.14 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 55.49 % | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 61.36 % | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 60.92 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 43.49 % | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 30.12 % | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 33.17 % | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 43.2 % | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 27.75 % | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 28.36 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 27.01 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 29.33 % | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 27.4 % | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 29.2 % | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 24.66 % | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 24.97 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 25.61 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.41 % | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 20.22 % | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 21.78 % | +7.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21.78 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.25 %, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21.78 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.85 %, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices (2015) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +128.4% | 24.97 % | 57.03 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.72 % | 29.89 % | 58.92 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.06 % | 27.44 % | 40.36 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.74 % | 24.97 % | 47.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.33 % | 30.66 % | 61.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.02 % | 24.66 % | 43.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4 % | 20.22 % | 25.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ 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 — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Ghana?
- Gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices in Ghana was 21.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 61.36 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.22 % in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 235 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).