Ghana's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) was US$2.86 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 167.81% from −US$4.21 billion in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.86 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.71 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$4.21 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$9.82 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | −US$4.21 billion | 2011 |
| Average since 2012 | US$2.61 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | −US$260.66 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Ghana's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$6.97 billion on 2020 (from US$9.82 billion to US$2.86 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$336.11 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.93 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$6.68 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$6.97 billion in 2021. 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$791.02 million a year. A straight line explains 51% 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 70th highest value of the 116 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.
Closest to Ghana in the 2021 ranking
- Jamaica — 66th of 116: US$4.39 billion
- Serbia — 67th of 116: US$3.43 billion
- Brunei Darussalam — 68th of 116: US$3.38 billion
- Ecuador — 70th of 116: US$2.46 billion
- Mauritania — 71st of 116: US$2.39 billion
- Jordan — 72nd of 116: US$1.9 billion
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 32 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,855,656,831 |
| 2020 | 9,822,554,099 |
| 2019 | 3,146,545,100 |
| 2018 | 4,652,980,816 |
| 2017 | 1,101,188,576 |
| 2016 | 2,712,655,470 |
| 2015 | 2,610,369,038 |
| 2014 | 1,299,213,940 |
| 2013 | 1,648,030,301 |
| 2012 | -3,760,251,499 |
Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.46 billion (2020)
- Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.17 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
- Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
- Comoros — US$70.49 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Ghana
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$79.27 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 209.64 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Ghana's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- US$2.86 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 1,196% from −US$260.66 million in 1990. The highest value was US$9.82 billion in 2020 and the lowest −US$4.21 billion in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank?
- 70th highest of 116 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Ghana?
- In 2021, Ghana's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$6.97 billion on 2020 (from US$9.82 billion to US$2.86 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$336.11 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.93 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.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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