Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, 1960–2023
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Ghana is 0.266 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.0% on the previous year and up 166.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.043 per 1,000 people, in 1989.
That places Ghana 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.047 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.073 per 1,000 people | +55.3% |
| 1970 | 0.078 per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.078 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.067 per 1,000 people | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 0.049 per 1,000 people | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 0.043 per 1,000 people | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.062 per 1,000 people | +44.2% |
| 2002 | 0.09 per 1,000 people | +45.2% |
| 2004 | 0.148 per 1,000 people | +64.4% |
| 2007 | 0.07 per 1,000 people | -52.7% |
| 2008 | 0.077 per 1,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.082 per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.091 per 1,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.095 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.093 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1 per 1,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.108 per 1,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.114 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.123 per 1,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.089 per 1,000 people | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 0.144 per 1,000 people | +61.8% |
| 2019 | 0.104 per 1,000 people | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.166 per 1,000 people | +59.6% |
| 2021 | 0.128 per 1,000 people | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 0.143 per 1,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.266 per 1,000 people | +86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.043 per 1,000 people | 0.067 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0934 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | 0.148 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1061 per 1,000 people | 0.089 per 1,000 people | 0.144 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1758 per 1,000 people | 0.128 per 1,000 people | 0.266 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 151 Afghanistan 0.317 per 1,000 people compare
- 152 Haiti 0.292 per 1,000 people compare
- 153 Kenya 0.289 per 1,000 people compare
- 155 Mauritania 0.261 per 1,000 people compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 0.252 per 1,000 people compare
- 157 Sudan 0.25 per 1,000 people 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 840.84 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 239.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 280.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 25.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 8,702 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Ghana was 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 per 1,000 people in 1989.
- How does Ghana rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.