Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita

Ghana
12.78 SDR per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
11.92 SDR per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 12.78 SDR per person against 11.92 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.86 SDR per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 159 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 2.97 SDR per person 1.52 SDR per person 1.45 SDR per person Ghana
1980s 7.92 SDR per person 6.3 SDR per person 1.62 SDR per person Ghana
1990s 3.88 SDR per person 3.16 SDR per person 0.7218 SDR per person Ghana
2000s 4.71 SDR per person 3.62 SDR per person 1.09 SDR per person Ghana
2010s 9.11 SDR per person 5.9 SDR per person 3.21 SDR per person Ghana
2020s 11.78 SDR per person 6.58 SDR per person 5.2 SDR per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Ghana, at 12.78 SDR per person against 11.92 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
0.86 SDR per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
Ghana ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Unit
SDR per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,752 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.