Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant) in Ghana
Ghana: Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant) was 9,774 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Ghana, 2006–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 9,774 constant 2015 US$ for industry (including construction), value added per worker in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added per worker in Ghana peaked at 12,265 constant 2015 US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,045 constant 2015 US$, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 127th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,045 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 2007 | 5,157 constant 2015 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5,567 constant 2015 US$ | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 5,600 constant 2015 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5,696 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7,301 constant 2015 US$ | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 7,543 constant 2015 US$ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7,357 constant 2015 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 7,551 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 7,798 constant 2015 US$ | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7,959 constant 2015 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 8,839 constant 2015 US$ | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 10,159 constant 2015 US$ | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 11,251 constant 2015 US$ | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 11,709 constant 2015 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 12,265 constant 2015 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 9,954 constant 2015 US$ | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 9,583 constant 2015 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 9,889 constant 2015 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 9,774 constant 2015 US$ | -1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9,774 constant 2015 US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,724 constant 2015 US$, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9,774 constant 2015 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,435 constant 2015 US$, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +28.2% | 5,696 constant 2015 US$ | 7,301 constant 2015 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,342 constant 2015 US$ | 5,045 constant 2015 US$ | 5,600 constant 2015 US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 8,145 constant 2015 US$ | 5,696 constant 2015 US$ | 11,251 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,529 constant 2015 US$ | 9,583 constant 2015 US$ | 12,265 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 124 Cote d'Ivoire 10,620 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 125 Moldova 10,202 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 126 Zimbabwe 10,130 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 128 Chad 9,705 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 129 Mauritania 9,354 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 9,233 constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 86.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added per worker in Ghana?
- Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Ghana was 9,774 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12,265 constant 2015 US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,045 constant 2015 US$ in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for industry (including construction), value added per worker?
- Ghana ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added per worker rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.