Adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted net savings per capita was 103.53 current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana stood at 103.53 current US$.
The figure is down 68.0% on the previous year and up 170.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana peaked at 323.44 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, -147.59 current US$, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 113th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -9.69 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -1.21 current US$ | -87.5% |
| 1992 | -25.91 current US$ | +2041.3% |
| 1993 | -10.47 current US$ | -59.6% |
| 1994 | -1.5 current US$ | -85.7% |
| 1995 | -7.33 current US$ | +388.7% |
| 1996 | -7.78 current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1997 | -33.78 current US$ | +334.2% |
| 1998 | -5.22 current US$ | -84.5% |
| 1999 | -20.7 current US$ | +296.6% |
| 2000 | -11.05 current US$ | -46.6% |
| 2001 | 8.12 current US$ | -173.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 current US$ | -87.6% |
| 2003 | 3.81 current US$ | +277.2% |
| 2004 | 27.65 current US$ | +625.7% |
| 2005 | 19.13 current US$ | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 46.58 current US$ | +143.5% |
| 2007 | -68.9 current US$ | -247.9% |
| 2008 | -96.11 current US$ | +39.5% |
| 2009 | -31.13 current US$ | -67.6% |
| 2010 | -107.86 current US$ | +246.5% |
| 2011 | -147.59 current US$ | +36.8% |
| 2012 | -127.28 current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 79.46 current US$ | -162.4% |
| 2014 | 63.13 current US$ | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 106.24 current US$ | +68.3% |
| 2016 | 109.39 current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 53.36 current US$ | -51.2% |
| 2018 | 168.63 current US$ | +216.0% |
| 2019 | 116.31 current US$ | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 323.44 current US$ | +178.1% |
| 2021 | 103.53 current US$ | -68.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 103.53 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 165.73 current US$, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 103.53 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -2041.3% | -1.21 current US$ | -25.91 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12.36 current US$ | -33.78 current US$ | -1.21 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -10.09 current US$ | -96.11 current US$ | 46.58 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.38 current US$ | -147.59 current US$ | 168.63 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 213.49 current US$ | 103.53 current US$ | 323.44 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Ghana was 103.53 current US$ in 2021, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 323.44 current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -147.59 current US$ in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Ghana ranks 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.