Explore African Data
Search, analyze, compare and rank African countries using imported AfriFacto observations. Every displayed statistic is tied to an indicator, year, unit and source.
Explore by country
West Africa
East Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
GDP per capita — Ghana
Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1960 Latest is based on data available for Ghana.
What this indicator means: Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$ per person.
GDP per capita in Ghana
1960–2025 · current US$ per person
Source & methodology
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source
World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.
Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:20
Understanding GDP per capita in Ghana
Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp per capita over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.
Historical data table
| Year | GDP per capita | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,257 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2024 | 2,419 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2023 | 2,384 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2022 | 2,230 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2021 | 2,445 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2020 | 2,195 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2019 | 2,187 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2018 | 2,195 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2017 | 2,012 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2016 | 1,912 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2015 | 1,723 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2014 | 1,950 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2013 | 2,295 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2012 | 1,544 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2011 | 1,507 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2010 | 1,264 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2009 | 1,048 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2008 | 1,183 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2007 | 1,050 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2006 | 906 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2005 | 479 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2004 | 406 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2003 | 358 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2002 | 297 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2001 | 264 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2000 | 254 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1999 | 403 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1998 | 400 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1997 | 378 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1996 | 389 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1995 | 372 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1994 | 321 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1993 | 360 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1992 | 396 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1991 | 418 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1990 | 383 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1989 | 350 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1988 | 355 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1987 | 355 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1986 | 411 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1985 | 330 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1984 | 330 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1983 | 311 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1982 | 319 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1981 | 344 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1980 | 372 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1979 | 347 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1978 | 326 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1977 | 292 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1976 | 261 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1975 | 273 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1974 | 289 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1973 | 310 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1972 | 224 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1971 | 263 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1970 | 248 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1969 | 226 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1968 | 197 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1967 | 211 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1966 | 263 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1965 | 261 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1964 | 225 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1963 | 205 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1962 | 188 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1961 | 182 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1960 | 175 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
African GDP per capita ranking 2025 · current US$ per person
The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.
| Rank | Country | GDP per capita | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 3,257 | 2025 |
Ghana
West Africa · Latest imported 2025


