Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Ghana
Ghana: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 37.11 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ghana, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ghana is 37.11 current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ghana peaked at 47.67 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.72 current US$ per person, in 1995.
Ghana ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.72 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 1.8 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.92 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 16.27 current US$ per person | +747.7% |
| 1999 | 16.97 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 18.18 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 18.55 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 18.48 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 20.71 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 22.64 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 38.62 current US$ per person | +70.6% |
| 2006 | 39.5 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 41.87 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 40 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 34.15 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 27.71 current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 30.54 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 43.17 current US$ per person | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 36.88 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 36.62 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.75 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 32.43 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 30.62 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 32.51 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 47.67 current US$ per person | +46.6% |
| 2020 | 5.99 current US$ per person | -87.4% |
| 2021 | 18.79 current US$ per person | +213.6% |
| 2022 | 25.53 current US$ per person | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 31.83 current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2024 | 37.11 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 37.11 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 37.11 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 | +747.7% | 1.92 current US$ per person | 16.27 current US$ per person |
| 2021 | +213.6% | 5.99 current US$ per person | 18.79 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -87.4% | 47.67 current US$ per person | 5.99 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.74 current US$ per person | 1.72 current US$ per person | 16.97 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.27 current US$ per person | 18.18 current US$ per person | 41.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.99 current US$ per person | 27.71 current US$ per person | 47.67 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.85 current US$ per person | 5.99 current US$ per person | 37.11 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ghana?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ghana was 37.11 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.67 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Ghana rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Ghana ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.