Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 was 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
152nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3071 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0427 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1982
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Ghana peaked at 0.3071 million SLC per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0427 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Ghana 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0918 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1005 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0501 million SLC per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0677 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0982 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0837 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.066 million SLC per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0962 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0753 million SLC per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0668 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0611 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0556 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0427 million SLC per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0428 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0489 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.061 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0591 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0582 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0692 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0838 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0893 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.107 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0824 million SLC per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0841 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1003 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0918 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1148 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1171 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1139 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0787 million SLC per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1872 million SLC per square kilometre | +138.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1835 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1103 million SLC per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1574 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1998 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.208 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2456 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2834 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3071 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2298 million SLC per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1718 million SLC per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2157 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3071 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2131 million SLC per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 0.224 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2179 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2445 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.247 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2795 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2515 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.256 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2758 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.273 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.34 million SLC per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.34 million SLC per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0796 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0501 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1005 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0583 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0427 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0838 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.098 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0787 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1171 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2112 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1103 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3071 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2372 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1718 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3071 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2594 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2758 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 149 Samoa 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 150 Bahamas 0.2396 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 151 Croatia 0.2347 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 153 Moldova 0.216 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 154 Lithuania 0.2033 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 155 Turkmenistan 0.1997 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 fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Ghana?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Ghana was 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3071 million SLC per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0427 million SLC per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015?
- Ghana ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.