Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ghana
Ghana: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ghana, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ghana stood at 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ghana peaked at 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Ghana 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +118.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.2% |
| 2001 | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.1% |
| 2016 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 | +118.9% | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 104 Honduras 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Costa Rica 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 France 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Tunisia 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Ghana?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ghana was 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Ghana ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.