SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 0.2731 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.2731 units per person.
The figure is up 421.2% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Ghana peaked at 21.52 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Ghana 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.3324 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 1.06 units per person | +218.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9995 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.964 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7315 units per person | -24.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6286 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9274 units per person | +47.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8437 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.18 units per person | +39.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 units per person | -99.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0489 units per person | +1844.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 units per person | -72.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1619 units per person | +1104.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 units per person | -97.2% |
| 1985 | 1.26 units per person | +27973.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1146 units per person | -90.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7859 units per person | +586.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0164 units per person | -97.9% |
| 1989 | 1.52 units per person | +9149.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2027 units per person | -86.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5555 units per person | +174.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1983 units per person | -64.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0239 units per person | -87.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1697 units per person | +609.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0942 units per person | -44.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0872 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1371 units per person | +57.2% |
| 1998 | 2.27 units per person | +1554.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6933 units per person | -69.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0209 units per person | -97.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1582 units per person | +656.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1308 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 1.48 units per person | +1030.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6099 units per person | -58.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0343 units per person | -94.4% |
| 2006 | 0.034 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 units per person | -53.7% |
| 2008 | 0.012 units per person | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 11.68 units per person | +97490.5% |
| 2010 | 11.44 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.75 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 7.74 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 6.07 units per person | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 4.35 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 2.44 units per person | -43.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9344 units per person | -61.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6369 units per person | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6059 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 21.52 units per person | +3452.5% |
| 2022 | 3.17 units per person | -85.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0937 units per person | -97.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0524 units per person | -44.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2731 units per person | +421.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2731 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.37 units per person, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2731 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 units per person, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +97490.5% | 0.012 units per person | 11.68 units per person |
| 1985 | +27973.1% | 0.0045 units per person | 1.26 units per person |
| 1989 | +9149.4% | 0.0164 units per person | 1.52 units per person |
| 2021 | +3452.5% | 0.6059 units per person | 21.52 units per person |
| 1981 | +1844.6% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0489 units per person |
| 1998 | +1554.9% | 0.1371 units per person | 2.27 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7665 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.18 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3925 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 1.52 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4431 units per person | 0.0239 units per person | 2.27 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 11.68 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 units per person | 0.6369 units per person | 11.44 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 units per person | 0.0524 units per person | 21.52 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 25.22 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Ghana?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Ghana was 0.2731 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.52 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR 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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.