Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0005 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0008 million USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 1983.
That places Ghana 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -51.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +40.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +41.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -25.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +132.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -41.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -32.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +11.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0005 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +132.1% | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 146 Palestine 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 147 Iraq 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 0.0005 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Ghana?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Ghana was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.