Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0242 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Ghana is 0.0242 million SLC per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 444.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0242 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +21.9% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | +82.6% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | +30.3% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +47.4% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | +65.0% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | +105.3% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | +42.6% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +44.7% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | +42.1% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | +37.9% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +32.2% |
| 1990 | 0 million SLC per person | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 0 million SLC per person | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 0 million SLC per person | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0 million SLC per person | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +31.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +43.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 million SLC per person | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 million SLC per person | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 million SLC per person | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0174 million SLC per person | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0242 million SLC per person | +39.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +105.3% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 million SLC per person | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 0.0107 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0167 million SLC per person | 0.0117 million SLC per person | 0.0242 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 154 Zambia 0.0249 million SLC per person compare
- 155 Lithuania 0.0248 million SLC per person compare
- 156 Portugal 0.0246 million SLC per person compare
- 158 Belarus 0.0227 million SLC per person compare
- 159 Slovakia 0.022 million SLC per person compare
- 160 Greece 0.0212 million SLC 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Ghana?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Ghana was 0.0242 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0242 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 444.7%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.