IMF Quota, US dollar, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: IMF Quota, US dollar, per capita was 28.82 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF Quota, US dollar, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 28.82 units per person for imf quota, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf quota, us dollar, per capita in Ghana peaked at 35.02 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.55 units per person, in 1964.
Ghana ranks 140th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
IMF Quota, US dollar, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.03 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.89 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 4.77 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 4.66 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 4.55 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 6.98 units per person | +53.4% |
| 1966 | 8.55 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 8.34 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 8.14 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 7.94 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 9.75 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1971 | 10.29 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 10.01 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 10.8 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 10.65 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 9.89 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 9.54 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 9.68 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 12.28 units per person | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 12.04 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 16.98 units per person | +41.0% |
| 1981 | 15.07 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 13.87 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 16.43 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 14.99 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 16.44 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 17.91 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 20.3 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 18.8 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 17.91 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 18.9 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 18.53 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 23.28 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 22.69 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 23.54 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 23.41 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.12 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 20.27 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 20.64 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 26.45 units per person | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 24.48 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 22.99 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 24.2 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 25.75 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 26.21 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 23.49 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 24.09 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.66 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.44 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 23.27 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.31 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 21.71 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 21.21 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 20.75 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 19.06 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 17.82 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 33.8 units per person | +89.7% |
| 2017 | 35.02 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 33.5 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 32.65 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.33 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.76 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 29.63 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 29.3 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.96 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 28.82 units per person | +3.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 28.82 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.42 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 28.82 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.69 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF Quota, US dollar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +89.7% | 17.82 units per person | 33.8 units per person |
| 1965 | +53.4% | 4.55 units per person | 6.98 units per person |
| 1980 | +41.0% | 12.04 units per person | 16.98 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 units per person | 4.55 units per person | 8.55 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.49 units per person | 9.54 units per person | 12.28 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.87 units per person | 13.87 units per person | 20.3 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.98 units per person | 18.53 units per person | 26.45 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.26 units per person | 22.99 units per person | 26.21 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.78 units per person | 17.82 units per person | 35.02 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.13 units per person | 27.96 units per person | 33.33 units per person | 6 |
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 18.41 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 41.45 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf quota, us dollar, per capita in Ghana?
- Imf quota, us dollar, per capita in Ghana was 28.82 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf quota, us dollar, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.02 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest imf quota, us dollar, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 units per person in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for imf quota, us dollar, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf quota, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. 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 IMF Quota, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF Quota, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF Quota, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF Quota, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF Quota, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.