Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Ghana
Ghana: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 83.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Ghana is 83.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Ghana peaked at 94.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2014.
Ghana ranks 28th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.8% | — |
| 1961 | 79.4% | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 76.8% | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 72.7% | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 77.3% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 79.1% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 77.3% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 72.6% | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 74.6% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 77.4% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 74.8% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 78.2% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 73.3% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 79.2% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 77.4% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 84.7% | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 83.1% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 87.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 89.8% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 90.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 88.6% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 85.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 84.9% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 83.2% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 79.5% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 83.4% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.9% | 72.6% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 73.3% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 83.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 73.8% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 80.5% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 71.9% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 77.5% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Ghana?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Ghana was 83.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.