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$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4,267 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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$, in 1870.
That places Ghana 110th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 71 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | 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]