Price level index in Ghana
Ghana: Price level index was 41.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 41.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure for price level index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Ghana peaked at 71.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1991 and was at its lowest, 32.99 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 130th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 71.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.23 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 52.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 43.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 53.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 55.97 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 55.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 55.85 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 32.99 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 34.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 33.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 38.99 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 43.19 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 47.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 51.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 54.17 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 53.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 51.68 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 51.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 44.96 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 47.46 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 38.41 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 35.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 38.55 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 39.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 40.58 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 38.66 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 40.19 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 42.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 35.89 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 35.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 41.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 43.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 71.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.88 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 32.99 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 54.17 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.63 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 35.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 51.68 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 33.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 42.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 127 Suriname 41.95 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 128 Eswatini 41.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 129 Guinea 41.83 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 131 Namibia 41.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 132 Colombia 41.09 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 133 North Macedonia 40.97 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 403.33 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 820.4 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 38.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Ghana?
- Price level index in Ghana was 41.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1991.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.99 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for price level index?
- Ghana ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.