SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 0.374 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.374 units per person.
The figure is up 447.3% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Ghana peaked at 30.12 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, US dollar, 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 | 0.3609 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 1.15 units per person | +218.8% |
| 1973 | 1.21 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.18 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8563 units per person | -27.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7303 units per person | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 1.13 units per person | +54.3% |
| 1978 | 1.1 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.55 units per person | +41.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 units per person | -99.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0569 units per person | +1674.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 units per person | -73.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1695 units per person | +1043.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 units per person | -97.4% |
| 1985 | 1.38 units per person | +31358.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1401 units per person | -89.9% |
| 1987 | 1.11 units per person | +695.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0221 units per person | -98.0% |
| 1989 | 1.99 units per person | +8932.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2883 units per person | -85.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7946 units per person | +175.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2727 units per person | -65.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0329 units per person | -87.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2477 units per person | +653.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1401 units per person | -43.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1254 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.185 units per person | +47.5% |
| 1998 | 3.19 units per person | +1627.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9516 units per person | -70.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0272 units per person | -97.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1988 units per person | +630.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1779 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2 units per person | +1135.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9471 units per person | -56.9% |
| 2005 | 0.049 units per person | -94.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0511 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 units per person | -51.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0184 units per person | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 18.32 units per person | +99227.6% |
| 2010 | 17.61 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 16.5 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 14.91 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 13.39 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 11.21 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 8.41 units per person | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 5.84 units per person | -30.5% |
| 2017 | 3.47 units per person | -40.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3 units per person | -62.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8807 units per person | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8726 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 30.12 units per person | +3352.2% |
| 2022 | 4.22 units per person | -86.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1257 units per person | -97.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0683 units per person | -45.6% |
| 2025 | 0.374 units per person | +447.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.374 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.46 units per person, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.374 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.59 units per person, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +99227.6% | 0.0184 units per person | 18.32 units per person |
| 1985 | +31358.7% | 0.0044 units per person | 1.38 units per person |
| 1989 | +8932.7% | 0.0221 units per person | 1.99 units per person |
| 2021 | +3352.2% | 0.8726 units per person | 30.12 units per person |
| 1981 | +1674.6% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0569 units per person |
| 1998 | +1627.0% | 0.185 units per person | 3.19 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 | 0.9262 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.55 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4903 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 1.99 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6233 units per person | 0.0329 units per person | 3.19 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | 18.32 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 units per person | 0.8807 units per person | 17.61 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 units per person | 0.0683 units per person | 30.12 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, 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)
- 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, us dollar, per capita in Ghana?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Ghana was 0.374 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.12 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. 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, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, 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.
SDRs holdings, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, 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
SDRs holdings, 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.