Spirits consumption per person in Ghana
Ghana: Spirits consumption per person was 0.3769 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.3769
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
131st
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.5423
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 1964
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Ghana, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.3769 for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Ghana peaked at 0.5423 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1964.
That places Ghana 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spirits consumption per person in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.02 | — |
| 1966 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 | -66.7% |
| 1973 | 0.04 | +300.0% |
| 1974 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1977 | 0.03 | -57.1% |
| 1978 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.03 | -62.5% |
| 1982 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0.0475 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0475 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0475 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0475 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0475 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0475 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0438 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0412 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0367 | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0328 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3619 | +1003.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3726 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.394 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4172 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5423 | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5178 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4473 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4042 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3997 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3995 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3896 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3823 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3769 | -1.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3769 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3985, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3769 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1003.5% | 0.0328 | 0.3619 |
| 1973 | +300.0% | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| 1971 | +200.0% | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 1963 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | -100.0% | 0.02 | 0 |
| 1989 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 | 0 | 0.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.029 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.021 | 0 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.044 | 0.0328 | 0.0475 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4257 | 0.3619 | 0.5423 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.383 | 0.3769 | 0.3896 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 spirits consumption per person in Ghana?
- Spirits consumption per person in Ghana was 0.3769 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5423 in 2014.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Ghana ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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