How does Ghana rank for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Ghana ranks 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.

Is total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana

Name: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Ghana: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0537 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0537 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 19.4%

World rank

162nd

of 181 countries

All-time high

0.2283 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0178 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1960–2024

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana is 0.0537 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.2283 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places Ghana 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960 to 2024.
Year	includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2283 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1197 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.6%
1962	0.1154 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1963	0.0793 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.4%
1964	0.0709 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1965	0.0645 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1966	0.0523 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
1967	0.0474 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1968	0.0582 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
1969	0.0366 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.1%
1970	0.0192 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.5%
1971	0.0178 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1972	0.0493 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+176.3%
1973	0.0645 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.0%
1974	0.035 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.7%
1975	0.0524 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.6%
1976	0.041 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1977	0.0569 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.0%
1978	0.0892 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.7%
1979	0.0998 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1980	0.0741 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.7%
1981	0.0636 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1982	0.0779 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.5%
1983	0.0718 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1984	0.0991 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.0%
1985	0.1226 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
1986	0.1088 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1987	0.0654 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.9%
1988	0.0597 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1989	0.083 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.0%
1990	0.0525 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.7%
1991	0.0976 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+85.8%
1992	0.0641 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.3%
1993	0.0866 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.0%
1994	0.1266 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.1%
1995	0.1243 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1996	0.1342 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1997	0.0896 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.2%
1998	0.061 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.9%
1999	0.0693 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2000	0.062 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2001	0.0707 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
2002	0.1032 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.8%
2003	0.1926 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+86.7%
2004	0.197 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2005	0.1766 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2006	0.1086 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.5%
2007	0.0893 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2008	0.0702 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
2009	0.1417 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+101.8%
2010	0.1602 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
2011	0.1503 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2012	0.1414 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2013	0.0889 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.1%
2014	0.1018 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
2015	0.1162 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2016	0.1045 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2017	0.1162 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2018	0.0936 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
2019	0.1106 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
2020	0.1126 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2021	0.1247 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2022	0.0704 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.5%
2023	0.045 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.1%
2024	0.0537 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.4%

Ghana compared with similar countries

Ghana's 0.0537 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Ghana's 0.0537 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0912 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0873 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0366 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2283 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0525 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0178 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0998 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0826 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0597 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1226 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0906 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0525 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1342 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1212 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.062 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.197 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1184 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0889 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1602 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0813 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.045 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1247 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ghana

159 Malta 0.0556 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
160 Canada 0.0542 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
161 Guinea 0.0538 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
163 United Kingdom 0.0536 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
164 Estonia 0.0519 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
165 Malawi 0.0505 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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, 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)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana?: Total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.0537 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.2283 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Ghana rank for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
Is total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 182 places, 9,273 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.