Ghana is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 34.4M people. The capital is Accra, while the largest city is Kumasi, with 3.9M residents. Ghana shares land borders with Togo, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.
Ghana ranks 79/197 by GDP ($82.8B) and 150/197 by GDP per capita ($2,406). The top export category is precious metals & jewellery, while the top import is business & finance services.
Main facts and rankings
Ghana
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
35572974
|
47/197 |
| GDP |
$82.8B
2024 |
79/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$2,406
2024 |
150/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$8,027
2024 |
138/197 |
| Government debt |
$58.4B
2024 |
68/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
66.4%
2025 |
64/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$1,696
2024 |
122/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,836
2025 |
171/197 |
| Land area | 87,851 sq mi | 81/197 |
| Population density | 392 ppl/mi² | 63/197 |
| Fertility rate | 3.4 | 46/196 |
| Median age | 22.2 years | 146/196 |
| Life expectancy | 65.9 years | 169/197 |
Ghana trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,217,230,095 |
| 1961 | $1,302,674,325 |
| 1962 | $1,382,515,654 |
| 1963 | $1,540,797,589 |
| 1964 | $1,731,296,200 |
| 1965 | $2,053,462,968 |
| 1966 | $2,126,300,672 |
| 1967 | $1,747,187,645 |
| 1968 | $1,666,909,518 |
| 1969 | $1,962,050,556 |
| 1970 | $2,215,028,588 |
| 1971 | $2,417,108,578 |
| 1972 | $2,112,293,280 |
| 1973 | $3,006,766,758 |
| 1974 | $2,894,409,938 |
| 1975 | $2,810,106,383 |
| 1976 | $2,765,254,237 |
| 1977 | $3,189,428,571 |
| 1978 | $3,662,478,185 |
| 1979 | $4,020,227,920 |
| 1980 | $4,445,228,216 |
| 1981 | $4,222,441,860 |
| 1982 | $4,035,994,398 |
| 1983 | $4,057,275,132 |
| 1984 | $4,412,279,843 |
| 1985 | $4,504,306,723 |
| 1986 | $5,735,677,434 |
| 1987 | $5,074,829,932 |
| 1988 | $5,197,765,032 |
| 1989 | $5,251,858,440 |
| 1990 | $5,889,106,573 |
| 1991 | $6,603,185,268 |
| 1992 | $6,416,103,926 |
| 1993 | $5,968,922,939 |
| 1994 | $5,446,383,727 |
| 1995 | $6,464,382,808 |
| 1996 | $6,932,991,739 |
| 1997 | $6,891,443,192 |
| 1998 | $7,482,069,162 |
| 1999 | $7,718,109,982 |
| 2000 | $4,982,850,662 |
| 2001 | $5,314,872,854 |
| 2002 | $6,166,197,848 |
| 2003 | $7,632,723,556 |
| 2004 | $8,881,417,907 |
| 2005 | $10,744,568,381 |
| 2006 | $20,885,037,597 |
| 2007 | $24,827,339,138 |
| 2008 | $28,679,383,241 |
| 2009 | $26,048,720,006 |
| 2010 | $32,197,655,567 |
| 2011 | $39,336,668,081 |
| 2012 | $41,271,701,061 |
| 2013 | $62,845,721,960 |
| 2014 | $54,678,533,806 |
| 2015 | $49,436,806,230 |
| 2016 | $56,144,179,398 |
| 2017 | $60,385,409,435 |
| 2018 | $67,259,353,966 |
| 2019 | $68,352,629,246 |
| 2020 | $70,008,243,860 |
| 2021 | $79,514,204,730 |
| 2022 | $73,919,003,210 |
| 2023 | $80,547,146,878 |
| 2024 | $82,825,288,889 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $174.9 |
| 1961 | $181.9 |
| 1962 | $188.4 |
| 1963 | $205 |
| 1964 | $225 |
| 1965 | $260.5 |
| 1966 | $263.3 |
| 1967 | $211.2 |
| 1968 | $196.7 |
| 1969 | $225.8 |
| 1970 | $248.2 |
| 1971 | $263.4 |
| 1972 | $223.8 |
| 1973 | $310 |
| 1974 | $289.4 |
| 1975 | $273 |
| 1976 | $261 |
| 1977 | $292.3 |
| 1978 | $326 |
| 1979 | $347 |
| 1980 | $372 |
| 1981 | $344 |
| 1982 | $319 |
| 1983 | $311 |
| 1984 | $330 |
| 1985 | $330 |
| 1986 | $411 |
| 1987 | $355 |
| 1988 | $355 |
| 1989 | $350 |
| 1990 | $383 |
| 1991 | $418 |
| 1992 | $396 |
| 1993 | $360 |
| 1994 | $321 |
| 1995 | $372 |
| 1996 | $389 |
| 1997 | $378 |
| 1998 | $400 |
| 1999 | $403 |
| 2000 | $253.7 |
| 2001 | $263.5 |
| 2002 | $297.5 |
| 2003 | $358 |
| 2004 | $406 |
| 2005 | $479 |
| 2006 | $906 |
| 2007 | $1,050 |
| 2008 | $1,183 |
| 2009 | $1,048 |
| 2010 | $1,264 |
| 2011 | $1,507 |
| 2012 | $1,544 |
| 2013 | $2,295 |
| 2014 | $1,950 |
| 2015 | $1,723 |
| 2016 | $1,912 |
| 2017 | $2,012 |
| 2018 | $2,195 |
| 2019 | $2,187 |
| 2020 | $2,195 |
| 2021 | $2,445 |
| 2022 | $2,230 |
| 2023 | $2,384 |
| 2024 | $2,406 |
Ghana's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.1 |
| 1951 | 43.6 |
| 1952 | 44 |
| 1953 | 44.5 |
| 1954 | 45 |
| 1955 | 45.4 |
| 1956 | 45.7 |
| 1957 | 46.1 |
| 1958 | 46.4 |
| 1959 | 46.7 |
| 1960 | 46.9 |
| 1961 | 47.1 |
| 1962 | 47.3 |
| 1963 | 47.5 |
| 1964 | 47.6 |
| 1965 | 47.7 |
| 1966 | 47.7 |
| 1967 | 47.7 |
| 1968 | 47.8 |
| 1969 | 47.9 |
| 1970 | 47.9 |
| 1971 | 47.9 |
| 1972 | 48.3 |
| 1973 | 48.6 |
| 1974 | 48.9 |
| 1975 | 49.3 |
| 1976 | 49.7 |
| 1977 | 50.1 |
| 1978 | 50.5 |
| 1979 | 50.8 |
| 1980 | 51.1 |
| 1981 | 51.3 |
| 1982 | 51.4 |
| 1983 | 51.8 |
| 1984 | 52.2 |
| 1985 | 52.7 |
| 1986 | 53.3 |
| 1987 | 53.8 |
| 1988 | 54.4 |
| 1989 | 54.9 |
| 1990 | 55.4 |
| 1991 | 55.7 |
| 1992 | 56.1 |
| 1993 | 56.3 |
| 1994 | 56.2 |
| 1995 | 56.7 |
| 1996 | 57 |
| 1997 | 57.2 |
| 1998 | 57.5 |
| 1999 | 57.8 |
| 2000 | 58.1 |
| 2001 | 58.4 |
| 2002 | 58.7 |
| 2003 | 59 |
| 2004 | 59.3 |
| 2005 | 59.6 |
| 2006 | 60 |
| 2007 | 60.3 |
| 2008 | 60.6 |
| 2009 | 60.9 |
| 2010 | 61.3 |
| 2011 | 61.6 |
| 2012 | 62 |
| 2013 | 62.4 |
| 2014 | 62.8 |
| 2015 | 63.2 |
| 2016 | 63.5 |
| 2017 | 63.8 |
| 2018 | 64.1 |
| 2019 | 64.5 |
| 2020 | 64.3 |
| 2021 | 64.3 |
| 2022 | 65.2 |
| 2023 | 65.5 |
| 2024 | 65.7 |
| 2025 | 65.9 |
Ghana's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,961,215 |
| 1961 | 7,162,667 |
| 1962 | 7,337,375 |
| 1963 | 7,514,714 |
| 1964 | 7,695,739 |
| 1965 | 7,882,606 |
| 1966 | 8,074,521 |
| 1967 | 8,271,913 |
| 1968 | 8,475,729 |
| 1969 | 8,690,383 |
| 1970 | 8,925,813 |
| 1971 | 9,176,264 |
| 1972 | 9,438,187 |
| 1973 | 9,714,617 |
| 1974 | 10,000,523 |
| 1975 | 10,294,308 |
| 1976 | 10,594,913 |
| 1977 | 10,911,871 |
| 1978 | 11,248,450 |
| 1979 | 11,597,255 |
| 1980 | 11,941,448 |
| 1981 | 12,281,712 |
| 1982 | 12,643,819 |
| 1983 | 13,029,836 |
| 1984 | 13,370,590 |
| 1985 | 13,661,229 |
| 1986 | 13,965,217 |
| 1987 | 14,289,108 |
| 1988 | 14,636,568 |
| 1989 | 15,006,813 |
| 1990 | 15,394,648 |
| 1991 | 15,787,496 |
| 1992 | 16,184,855 |
| 1993 | 16,589,519 |
| 1994 | 16,993,190 |
| 1995 | 17,399,017 |
| 1996 | 17,810,181 |
| 1997 | 18,238,958 |
| 1998 | 18,688,036 |
| 1999 | 19,149,864 |
| 2000 | 19,637,087 |
| 2001 | 20,167,069 |
| 2002 | 20,729,388 |
| 2003 | 21,296,705 |
| 2004 | 21,868,298 |
| 2005 | 22,449,438 |
| 2006 | 23,040,702 |
| 2007 | 23,642,279 |
| 2008 | 24,249,946 |
| 2009 | 24,862,664 |
| 2010 | 25,474,995 |
| 2011 | 26,095,088 |
| 2012 | 26,734,268 |
| 2013 | 27,386,193 |
| 2014 | 28,041,592 |
| 2015 | 28,696,068 |
| 2016 | 29,356,742 |
| 2017 | 30,008,354 |
| 2018 | 30,637,585 |
| 2019 | 31,258,945 |
| 2020 | 31,887,809 |
| 2021 | 32,518,665 |
| 2022 | 33,149,152 |
| 2023 | 33,787,914 |
| 2024 | 34,427,414 |
Ghana's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.89 |
| 1961 | 6.91 |
| 1962 | 6.94 |
| 1963 | 6.94 |
| 1964 | 6.9 |
| 1965 | 6.88 |
| 1966 | 6.86 |
| 1967 | 6.89 |
| 1968 | 6.89 |
| 1969 | 6.95 |
| 1970 | 6.95 |
| 1971 | 6.95 |
| 1972 | 6.92 |
| 1973 | 6.87 |
| 1974 | 6.82 |
| 1975 | 6.76 |
| 1976 | 6.7 |
| 1977 | 6.64 |
| 1978 | 6.56 |
| 1979 | 6.51 |
| 1980 | 6.47 |
| 1981 | 6.42 |
| 1982 | 6.31 |
| 1983 | 6.23 |
| 1984 | 6.15 |
| 1985 | 6.12 |
| 1986 | 6.08 |
| 1987 | 6.02 |
| 1988 | 5.92 |
| 1989 | 5.82 |
| 1990 | 5.74 |
| 1991 | 5.63 |
| 1992 | 5.52 |
| 1993 | 5.41 |
| 1994 | 5.25 |
| 1995 | 5.11 |
| 1996 | 4.96 |
| 1997 | 4.88 |
| 1998 | 4.83 |
| 1999 | 4.82 |
| 2000 | 4.83 |
| 2001 | 4.77 |
| 2002 | 4.69 |
| 2003 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 4.29 |
| 2008 | 4.22 |
| 2009 | 4.18 |
| 2010 | 4.18 |
| 2011 | 4.18 |
| 2012 | 4.15 |
| 2013 | 4.11 |
| 2014 | 4.03 |
| 2015 | 3.98 |
| 2016 | 3.87 |
| 2017 | 3.72 |
| 2018 | 3.65 |
| 2019 | 3.59 |
| 2020 | 3.54 |
| 2021 | 3.49 |
| 2022 | 3.43 |
| 2023 | 3.4 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.7 |
| 1961 | 17.4 |
| 1962 | 17.2 |
| 1963 | 16.9 |
| 1964 | 16.7 |
| 1965 | 16.5 |
| 1966 | 16.4 |
| 1967 | 16.2 |
| 1968 | 16.1 |
| 1969 | 16 |
| 1970 | 15.9 |
| 1971 | 15.9 |
| 1972 | 15.8 |
| 1973 | 15.8 |
| 1974 | 15.8 |
| 1975 | 15.9 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 16.2 |
| 1978 | 16.4 |
| 1979 | 16.5 |
| 1980 | 16.7 |
| 1981 | 16.7 |
| 1982 | 16.9 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 17.1 |
| 1985 | 17.1 |
| 1986 | 17.1 |
| 1987 | 17.1 |
| 1988 | 17.1 |
| 1989 | 17.1 |
| 1990 | 17.2 |
| 1991 | 17.2 |
| 1992 | 17.3 |
| 1993 | 17.4 |
| 1994 | 17.5 |
| 1995 | 17.6 |
| 1996 | 17.7 |
| 1997 | 17.9 |
| 1998 | 18.1 |
| 1999 | 18.3 |
| 2000 | 18.4 |
| 2001 | 18.6 |
| 2002 | 18.8 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 19.1 |
| 2005 | 19.3 |
| 2006 | 19.5 |
| 2007 | 19.7 |
| 2008 | 19.9 |
| 2009 | 20 |
| 2010 | 20.2 |
| 2011 | 20.3 |
| 2012 | 20.5 |
| 2013 | 20.6 |
| 2014 | 20.7 |
| 2015 | 20.8 |
| 2016 | 20.9 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 21.2 |
| 2019 | 21.3 |
| 2020 | 21.5 |
| 2021 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22.2 |
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Ghana: National Statistics
Finance
|
Ghana
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$79.8B
2024 |
78/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
18.8%
2025 |
162/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.91%
2022 |
143/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
0.39%
2023 |
157/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
16,000
2020 |
113/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.76%
2025 |
85/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
2.87%
2022 |
154/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
43.9%
2024 |
163/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
28.8%
2024 |
64/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
56
2025 |
124/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
32.2%
2016 |
37/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
1.6%
2016 |
155/169 |
| Listed domestic companies |
30
2024 |
82/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$7.58B
2024 |
72/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$3.62B
2023 |
112/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$3.03B
2024 |
58/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
897,000
2015 |
97/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
0.87%
2020 |
168/184 |
| Banked people share |
81.2%
2024 |
59/158 |
Energy
|
Ghana
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
359 kg
2022 |
153/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$20.1
2022 |
37/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
24.2 megatons
2023 |
80/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.72 tons
2023 |
142/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
62%
2022 |
91/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
39%
2021 |
63/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
6.03%
2022 |
79/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-22.4%
2022 |
109/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
553 kWh
2022 |
120/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
34.9%
2021 |
85/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
35.4%
2022 |
59/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
88/192 |
| Electricity access |
89.5%
2023 |
141/195 |
Society
|
Ghana
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.42%
2024 |
47/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-13,114
2024 |
143/196 |
| Urban population |
59.9%
2024 |
106/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.59 ft
2025 |
130/190 |
| Average female height |
5.21 ft
2025 |
126/190 |
| Quality of life index |
39.1
2025 |
132/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
42
2024 |
96/197 |
| Higher education index |
64
2025 |
67/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
1.81
2022 |
121/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
25.7
2019 |
46/197 |
| Visa free countries |
74
2025 |
135/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
76.5%
2021 |
162/196 |
| English speaking |
66.7%
2023 |
46/197 |
| People using the Internet |
69.9%
2023 |
123/195 |
Health
|
Ghana
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$82.3
2022 |
150/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$20.6
2022 |
156/191 |
| Life expectancy |
65.9 years
2025 |
169/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
15.8%
2022 |
52/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.14
2022 |
173/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
22.1 years
2025 |
83/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
234
2023 |
32/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
37.1
2023 |
52/192 |
| Obesity rate |
13.3%
2022 |
140/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
2.7%
2024 |
192/195 |
| Air quality index |
21
2025 |
158/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
3.4%
2022 |
163/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.26 liters
2020 |
96/186 |
Territory
|
Ghana
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.15%
2025 |
81/197 |
| Land area per capita |
2,552 sq mi
2024 |
135/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
48,663 sq mi
2025 |
66/194 |
| Forest area |
30,917 sq mi
2025 |
58/196 |
| Roads length |
68,049 mi
2009 |
52/175 |
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