How does Ghana rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Ghana ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana

Name: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Ghana: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

79th

of 205 countries

All-time high

0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1991

All-time low

0.8632 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8632 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Ghana ranks 79th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.9033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.8914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1962	0.8967 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1963	0.8927 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1964	0.8981 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1965	0.8718 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1966	0.9032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1967	0.8929 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1968	0.8859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1969	0.8786 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1970	0.8632 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1971	0.8796 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1972	0.8924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1973	0.9197 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1974	0.9103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1975	0.8976 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1976	0.897 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1977	0.9223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1978	0.9334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1979	0.946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1980	0.9644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1981	0.9605 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1982	0.966 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1984	0.9487 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1985	0.9269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1986	0.9948 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1987	0.998 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1988	0.9979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1989	0.9909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1990	0.9951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1991	0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1992	0.9959 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1993	0.8928 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1994	0.9003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1995	0.9081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1996	0.8878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1997	0.8934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1998	0.8951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1999	0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2000	0.8949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2001	0.8962 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2002	0.8964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2003	0.9082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2004	0.9135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2005	0.9149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2006	0.9106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2007	0.9178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2008	0.927 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2009	0.9419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2010	0.9095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2011	0.9094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2012	0.9377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2013	0.9505 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2014	0.909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2015	0.9162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2016	0.9245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2017	0.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2018	0.9299 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2019	0.9357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2020	0.9392 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2021	0.9338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2022	0.9376 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2023	0.9352 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2024	0.9342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2025	0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.8914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8718 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.9062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8632 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.972 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.998 current US$ per US$ of GDP	9
1990s	0.9263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.9121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9505 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9392 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Ghana

76 Australia 0.9365 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
77 Guatemala 0.9346 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9345 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
80 Mexico 0.9335 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
81 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9331 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
82 Dominican Republic 0.9312 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 37.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 3,042 current US$ per person (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 21.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 38,201 current LCU per person (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6389 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana?: Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8632 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Ghana rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.