Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Ghana
Ghana: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 1,670 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Ghana, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,670 for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in 2014. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Ghana peaked at 1,670 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 701, in 1983.
That places Ghana 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,078 | — |
| 1964 | 1,071 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1,058 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 990 | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 999 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 983 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 1,020 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 1,093 | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 1,120 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1,062 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 1,061 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,104 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 944 | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 893 | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 899 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 959 | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 918 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 901 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 844 | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 761 | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 701 | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 736 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 749 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 764 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 779 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 800 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 819 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 823 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 843 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 851 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 868 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 873 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 886 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 905 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 921 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 943 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 962 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 975 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 989 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,008 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,033 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,063 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,097 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,137 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1,156 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,230 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,257 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,323 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1,471 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 1,569 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1,644 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,670 | +1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,670 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,409, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,670 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 965, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,028 | 983 | 1,078 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1,005 | 893 | 1,120 | 10 |
| 1980s | 785.4 | 701 | 901 | 10 |
| 1990s | 887.5 | 823 | 962 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,094 | 975 | 1,257 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,535 | 1,323 | 1,670 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Ghana?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Ghana was 1,670 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,670 in 2014.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 701 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.