History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana
Ghana: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 4,267 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4,267 2011 US$
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
110th
of 145 countries
All-time high
4,267 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
700 2011 US$
in 1870
Years of data
71
1870–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana, 1870–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana is 4,267 2011 US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana peaked at 4,267 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 700 2011 US$, in 1870.
Ghana ranks 110th of 145 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 71 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 700 2011 US$ | — |
| 1913 | 1,245 2011 US$ | +77.9% |
| 1950 | 1,788 2011 US$ | +43.6% |
| 1951 | 1,808 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 1,728 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 1,916 2011 US$ | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 2,099 2011 US$ | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 1,913 2011 US$ | -8.9% |
| 1956 | 1,970 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 1,978 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1,892 2011 US$ | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 2,106 2011 US$ | +11.3% |
| 1960 | 2,197 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 2,212 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2,257 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 2,270 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 2,254 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2,220 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 2,158 2011 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 2,134 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 2,101 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2,112 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 2,270 2011 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 2,377 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 2,235 2011 US$ | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 2,227 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2,319 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1,988 2011 US$ | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 1,878 2011 US$ | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 1,882 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,008 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1,929 2011 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 1,844 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1,820 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1,661 2011 US$ | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 1,487 2011 US$ | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 1,530 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,559 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1,575 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,605 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,648 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1,685 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,693 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,743 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,772 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,791 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,814 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,857 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,908 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,965 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2,018 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,067 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,100 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 2,143 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2,192 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2,257 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,330 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,411 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2,504 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2,553 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,726 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 2,794 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,946 2011 US$ | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 3,283 2011 US$ | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 3,508 2011 US$ | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 3,683 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3,747 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3,809 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,878 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,104 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 4,267 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 700 2011 US$ | 700 2011 US$ | 700 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1910s | 1,245 2011 US$ | 1,245 2011 US$ | 1,245 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,920 2011 US$ | 1,728 2011 US$ | 2,106 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,192 2011 US$ | 2,101 2011 US$ | 2,270 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,111 2011 US$ | 1,878 2011 US$ | 2,377 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,641 2011 US$ | 1,487 2011 US$ | 1,844 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,863 2011 US$ | 1,693 2011 US$ | 2,067 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,401 2011 US$ | 2,100 2011 US$ | 2,794 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,692 2011 US$ | 2,946 2011 US$ | 4,267 2011 US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 107 Honduras 5,042 2011 US$ compare
- 108 Nicaragua 4,952 2011 US$ compare
- 109 Tajikistan 4,440 2011 US$ compare
- 111 Bangladesh 4,099 2011 US$ compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 3,730 2011 US$ compare
- 113 Cambodia 3,629 2011 US$ compare
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- 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 history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana was 4,267 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,267 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 2011 US$ in 1870.
- How does Ghana rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Ghana ranks 110th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]