Broad money (current LCU), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Broad money (current LCU), per capita was 10,267 current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad money (current LCU), per capita in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 10,267 current LCU per person for broad money (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.5% on the previous year and up 667.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money (current lcu), per capita in Ghana peaked at 10,267 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 current LCU per person, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 140th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money (current LCU), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0023 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0024 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0027 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 current LCU per person | +33.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0039 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0045 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0048 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 current LCU per person | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0082 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.01 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0135 current LCU per person | +34.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0179 current LCU per person | +33.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0279 current LCU per person | +55.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0456 current LCU per person | +63.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0512 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0666 current LCU per person | +29.9% |
| 1981 | 0.098 current LCU per person | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1174 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1597 current LCU per person | +36.1% |
| 1984 | 0.239 current LCU per person | +49.7% |
| 1985 | 0.342 current LCU per person | +43.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4949 current LCU per person | +44.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7416 current LCU per person | +49.9% |
| 1988 | 1.06 current LCU per person | +42.8% |
| 1989 | 1.6 current LCU per person | +50.9% |
| 1990 | 1.76 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 2.39 current LCU per person | +35.6% |
| 1992 | 3.55 current LCU per person | +48.5% |
| 1993 | 4.63 current LCU per person | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 6.9 current LCU per person | +48.9% |
| 1995 | 9.64 current LCU per person | +39.8% |
| 1996 | 13.11 current LCU per person | +36.0% |
| 1997 | 18.45 current LCU per person | +40.7% |
| 1998 | 21.15 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 25.89 current LCU per person | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 38.95 current LCU per person | +50.4% |
| 2001 | 59.36 current LCU per person | +52.4% |
| 2002 | 80.4 current LCU per person | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 96.44 current LCU per person | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 119.54 current LCU per person | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 139.12 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 188.87 current LCU per person | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 251.86 current LCU per person | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 341.75 current LCU per person | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 415.79 current LCU per person | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 535.32 current LCU per person | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 700.26 current LCU per person | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 855.35 current LCU per person | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 997.81 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 1,338 current LCU per person | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 1,642 current LCU per person | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 1,966 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 2,232 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 2,531 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 3,010 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 3,788 current LCU per person | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 4,506 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 5,836 current LCU per person | +29.5% |
| 2023 | 7,867 current LCU per person | +34.8% |
| 2024 | 10,267 current LCU per person | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 current LCU per person | 0.0023 current LCU per person | 0.0045 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0191 current LCU per person | 0.0048 current LCU per person | 0.0512 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4916 current LCU per person | 0.0666 current LCU per person | 1.6 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.75 current LCU per person | 1.76 current LCU per person | 25.89 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 173.21 current LCU per person | 38.95 current LCU per person | 415.79 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,581 current LCU per person | 535.32 current LCU per person | 3,010 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,453 current LCU per person | 3,788 current LCU per person | 10,267 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,823 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.84 million SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 431.95 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.36 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 155.67 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money (current lcu), per capita in Ghana?
- Broad money (current lcu), per capita in Ghana was 10,267 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest broad money (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10,267 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest broad money (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for broad money (current lcu), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 667.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Broad money (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Broad money (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Broad money (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Broad money International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Broad money (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.