Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita was 214.9 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Ghana is 214.9 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Ghana peaked at 214.9 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4507 current US$ per person, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 135th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.1 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 19.75 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1962 | 19.47 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 22 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 22.93 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 33.41 current US$ per person | +45.7% |
| 1966 | 25.5 current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 22.61 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 22.44 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 27.3 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 33.94 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 31.71 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 24.09 current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1973 | 24.84 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 25.96 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 27.95 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 26.88 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 22.7 current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 21.69 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 18.72 current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 13.24 current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 1981 | 13.57 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 10.84 current US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 16.92 current US$ per person | +56.0% |
| 1985 | 24.09 current US$ per person | +42.4% |
| 1986 | 2.15 current US$ per person | -91.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7232 current US$ per person | -66.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7432 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.2 current US$ per person | +330.3% |
| 1990 | 1.87 current US$ per person | -41.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4507 current US$ per person | -75.9% |
| 1992 | 1.63 current US$ per person | +261.3% |
| 1993 | 38.58 current US$ per person | +2269.1% |
| 1994 | 31.97 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 34.15 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 43.68 current US$ per person | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 40.29 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 41.98 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 41.91 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 26.67 current US$ per person | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 27.36 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 30.82 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 32.89 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 35.14 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 40.72 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 61.77 current US$ per person | +51.7% |
| 2007 | 86.27 current US$ per person | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 86.37 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.91 current US$ per person | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 114.36 current US$ per person | +87.8% |
| 2011 | 136.64 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 96.11 current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 113.63 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 177.53 current US$ per person | +56.2% |
| 2015 | 144.41 current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 144.33 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 140.93 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 153.83 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 140.56 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 133.51 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 161.76 current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 139.15 current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 154.42 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 159.14 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 214.9 current US$ per person | +35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.25 current US$ per person | 17.1 current US$ per person | 33.41 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.85 current US$ per person | 18.72 current US$ per person | 33.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5 current US$ per person | 0.7232 current US$ per person | 24.09 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.65 current US$ per person | 0.4507 current US$ per person | 43.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.89 current US$ per person | 26.67 current US$ per person | 86.37 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.23 current US$ per person | 96.11 current US$ per person | 177.53 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.48 current US$ per person | 133.51 current US$ per person | 214.9 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 132 Tanzania, United Republic of 237 current US$ per person compare
- 133 Tunisia 235.46 current US$ per person compare
- 134 Indonesia 215.09 current US$ per person compare
- 136 Sudan 214.77 current US$ per person compare
- 137 Djibouti 214.39 current US$ per person compare
- 138 Senegal 204.02 current US$ 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 329.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 4,134 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 244.78 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 649.98 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 37.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Ghana?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Ghana was 214.9 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 214.9 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4507 current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.