Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana
Ghana: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold was 37.72 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana is 37.72 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.5% on the previous year and up 231.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana peaked at 37.72 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 799.30 million current US$, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 14th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.54 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3.79 billion current US$ | +146.8% |
| 1997 | 1.12 billion current US$ | -70.6% |
| 1998 | 3.50 billion current US$ | +213.4% |
| 1999 | 3.21 billion current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.54 billion current US$ | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 2.13 billion current US$ | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 2.51 billion current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 799.30 million current US$ | -68.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 billion current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.83 billion current US$ | +144.1% |
| 2007 | 3.69 billion current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 4.70 billion current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 6.36 billion current US$ | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 11.38 billion current US$ | +78.8% |
| 2011 | 21.14 billion current US$ | +85.8% |
| 2012 | 22.36 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 15.02 billion current US$ | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 8.61 billion current US$ | -42.7% |
| 2015 | 3.93 billion current US$ | -54.4% |
| 2016 | 4.15 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.91 billion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 4.46 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 24.41 billion current US$ | +447.8% |
| 2020 | 37.72 billion current US$ | +54.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 37.72 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.81 billion current US$, 7.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 37.72 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.11 billion current US$, 17.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +447.8% | 4.46 billion current US$ | 24.41 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 billion current US$ | 1.12 billion current US$ | 3.79 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.68 billion current US$ | 799.30 million current US$ | 6.36 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.94 billion current US$ | 3.91 billion current US$ | 24.41 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.72 billion current US$ | 37.72 billion current US$ | 37.72 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 11 Burkina Faso 38.57 billion current US$ compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 38.29 billion current US$ compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 38.23 billion current US$ compare
- 15 Tanzania 33.62 billion current US$ compare
- 16 Argentina 32.30 billion current US$ compare
- 17 Colombia 28.09 billion current US$ compare
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 nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana was 37.72 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.72 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 799.30 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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