Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Ghana
Ghana: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Ghana stood at 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.9% on the previous year and up 572.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Ghana peaked at 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Ghana 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +71.7% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +88.2% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +69.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +111.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1988 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 million SLC per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 million SLC per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 million SLC per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0158 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0188 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0246 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0348 million SLC per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0446 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0603 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0728 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1081 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1339 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1739 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2104 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2634 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3371 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4159 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5354 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6752 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7881 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.944 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 1.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 1.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 2.54 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre | +41.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.07 million SLC per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.56 million SLC per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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 | +111.5% | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.008 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0019 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0188 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0953 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0246 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2104 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7815 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2634 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.48 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.64 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 127 Tuvalu 4.58 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 128 Eswatini 4.58 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 129 Brunei 3.77 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 131 Palestine 3.57 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 132 Morocco 3.23 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 133 Slovenia 3.12 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 national income — value standard local currency, per square in Ghana?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Ghana was 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square?
- Ghana ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 572.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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.