Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 53.25 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ghana, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 53.25 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ghana peaked at 53.51 current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.31 current US$ per person, in 1996.
Ghana ranks 142nd of 195 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.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.25 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 3.31 current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 3.34 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 7.76 current US$ per person | +132.0% |
| 1999 | 7.89 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.25 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 8.18 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.88 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 10.14 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 12.35 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 21.03 current US$ per person | +70.3% |
| 2006 | 24.96 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 34.51 current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 35.88 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 38.13 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 34.62 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 39.32 current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 36.51 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 35.86 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.77 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 48.96 current US$ per person | +45.0% |
| 2016 | 53.51 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 52.69 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.38 current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 44.15 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.65 current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 37.67 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 44.8 current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 48.88 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 53.25 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +132.0% | 3.34 current US$ per person | 7.76 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.31 current US$ per person | 3.31 current US$ per person | 7.89 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.23 current US$ per person | 8.18 current US$ per person | 38.13 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.28 current US$ per person | 33.77 current US$ per person | 53.51 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.85 current US$ per person | 29.65 current US$ per person | 53.25 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 139 Palestine 55.21 current US$ per person compare
- 140 Indonesia 55.2 current US$ per person compare
- 141 Cambodia 53.51 current US$ per person compare
- 143 Nicaragua 52.01 current US$ per person compare
- 144 Namibia 50.89 current US$ per person compare
- 145 Solomon Islands 48.75 current US$ per person 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ghana?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ghana was 53.25 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 53.51 current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 142nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.