Ghana's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$1,842 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 60.31% from US$1,149 in 2011 (4.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1,842 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$1,528 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1,149 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1,852 | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$190.63 | 2000 |
| Average since 2012 | US$1,614 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$233.59 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Ghana's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$10.71 on 2020 (from US$1,852 to US$1,842).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$51.18 and a typical year strayed about US$173.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$692.51 in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$351.79 in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$52.12 a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Ghana had the 122nd highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | US$1,842 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$1,288 | 2021 |
| Lower middle income | US$1,959 | 2021 |
Closest to Ghana in the 2021 ranking
- Solomon Islands — 118th of 167: US$1,974
- São Tomé and Principe — 119th of 167: US$1,919
- India — 120th of 167: US$1,907
- Lao PDR — 122nd of 167: US$1,838
- Papua New Guinea — 123rd of 167: US$1,832
- Kenya — 124th of 167: US$1,790
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 51 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,842 |
| 2020 | 1,852 |
| 2019 | 1,743 |
| 2018 | 1,741 |
| 2017 | 1,567 |
| 2016 | 1,528 |
| 2015 | 1,359 |
| 2014 | 1,497 |
| 2013 | 1,849 |
| 2012 | 1,157 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1,232 (2021)
- Benin — US$1,173 (2021)
- Botswana — US$5,456 (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$670.06 (2021)
- Burundi — US$150.93 (2021)
- Cabo Verde — US$3,210 (2021)
- Cameroon — US$1,377 (2021)
- Central African Republic — US$417.43 (2021)
- Chad — US$468.65 (2021)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Ghana
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$12.13 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$9.51 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$24.3 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 305.12 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 21.28% (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$114.21 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 1.43 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$79.27 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 209.64 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ghana's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$1,842 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 688.37% from US$233.59 in 1971 (4.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1,852 in 2020 and the lowest US$190.63 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank?
- 122nd highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Ghana?
- In 2021, Ghana's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$10.71 on 2020 (from US$1,852 to US$1,842). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$51.18 and a typical year strayed about US$173.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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