Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was 271.88 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Ghana, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Ghana stood at 271.88 constant LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Ghana peaked at 271.88 constant LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 172.45 constant LCU per person, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 169th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 172.45 constant LCU per person | — |
| 2007 | 175.37 constant LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 186.62 constant LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 190.81 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 200.96 constant LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 223.74 constant LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 238.69 constant LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 225.07 constant LCU per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 227.54 constant LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 228.14 constant LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 233.65 constant LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 238.98 constant LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 251.69 constant LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 261.76 constant LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 246.26 constant LCU per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 235.94 constant LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 241.56 constant LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 243.36 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 257.5 constant LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 271.88 constant LCU per person | +5.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 271.88 constant LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,289 constant LCU per person, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 271.88 constant LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,952 constant LCU per person, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 181.31 constant LCU per person | 172.45 constant LCU per person | 190.81 constant LCU per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 233.02 constant LCU per person | 200.96 constant LCU per person | 261.76 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.42 constant LCU per person | 235.94 constant LCU per person | 271.88 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 166 Ecuador 329.51 constant LCU per person compare
- 167 Papua New Guinea 327.27 constant LCU per person compare
- 168 Zambia 310.49 constant LCU per person compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 271.17 constant LCU per person compare
- 171 Azerbaijan 268.06 constant LCU per person compare
- 172 Yemen 267.01 constant LCU per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Ghana?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Ghana was 271.88 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 271.88 constant LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 172.45 constant LCU per person in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.