Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita was 2,698 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Ghana stood at 2,698 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 403.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Ghana peaked at 2,698 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 current LCU per person, in 1960.
That places Ghana 151st out of 197 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.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0012 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0014 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0014 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 current LCU per person | +45.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 current LCU per person | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 current LCU per person | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 current LCU per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 current LCU per person | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 current LCU per person | +44.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 current LCU per person | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 current LCU per person | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0124 current LCU per person | +56.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0131 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0128 current LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 current LCU per person | +82.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0232 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1037 current LCU per person | +346.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1835 current LCU per person | +76.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0192 current LCU per person | -89.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0106 current LCU per person | -44.6% |
| 1988 | 0.015 current LCU per person | +41.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0863 current LCU per person | +474.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0609 current LCU per person | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0166 current LCU per person | -72.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0711 current LCU per person | +329.3% |
| 1993 | 2.5 current LCU per person | +3418.1% |
| 1994 | 3.06 current LCU per person | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 4.09 current LCU per person | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 7.14 current LCU per person | +74.5% |
| 1997 | 8.25 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 9.71 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 11.17 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 14.53 current LCU per person | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 19.6 current LCU per person | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 24.42 current LCU per person | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 28.51 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 31.61 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 36.86 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 56.52 current LCU per person | +53.4% |
| 2007 | 80.46 current LCU per person | +42.3% |
| 2008 | 90.88 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 85.57 current LCU per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 163.53 current LCU per person | +91.1% |
| 2011 | 207.78 current LCU per person | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 175.38 current LCU per person | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 225.07 current LCU per person | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 515.2 current LCU per person | +128.9% |
| 2015 | 536.12 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 564.5 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 613.3 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 705.78 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 733.18 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 747.47 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 939.26 current LCU per person | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 1,156 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 1,702 current LCU per person | +47.2% |
| 2024 | 2,260 current LCU per person | +32.8% |
| 2025 | 2,698 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 current LCU per person | 0.0012 current LCU per person | 0.0028 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 current LCU per person | 0.0029 current LCU per person | 0.0131 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0531 current LCU per person | 0.0106 current LCU per person | 0.1835 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.61 current LCU per person | 0.0166 current LCU per person | 11.17 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9 current LCU per person | 14.53 current LCU per person | 90.88 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 443.98 current LCU per person | 163.53 current LCU per person | 733.18 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,584 current LCU per person | 747.47 current LCU per person | 2,698 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,956 current LCU per person compare
- 149 Cyprus 2,899 current LCU per person compare
- 150 Montenegro 2,885 current LCU per person compare
- 152 Slovakia 2,651 current LCU per person compare
- 153 United States of America 2,497 current LCU per person compare
- 154 Switzerland 2,487 current 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)
- 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Ghana?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Ghana was 2,698 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,698 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 403.3%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.