Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 87 units per person in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Ghana, 1960–2006
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Ghana is 87 units per person, measured in 2006. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 1,171.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Ghana peaked at 87 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 160th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.002 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0022 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.172 units per person | +7381.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3709 units per person | +115.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 units per person | -99.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 units per person | +40.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 0.007 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 units per person | +40.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0135 units per person | +37.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 units per person | +63.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0367 units per person | +67.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.051 units per person | +26.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0767 units per person | +50.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0886 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1283 units per person | +44.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2008 units per person | +56.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2804 units per person | +39.6% |
| 1986 | 0.395 units per person | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 0.589 units per person | +49.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8337 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1989 | 1.24 units per person | +49.0% |
| 1990 | 1.34 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 1.49 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 2.23 units per person | +49.2% |
| 1993 | 2.78 units per person | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 4.08 units per person | +46.8% |
| 1995 | 5.32 units per person | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 6.84 units per person | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 9.76 units per person | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 11.51 units per person | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 13 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 17.53 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2001 | 24.97 units per person | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 38.83 units per person | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 50.35 units per person | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 62.85 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 65.51 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 87 units per person | +32.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 87 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,525 units per person, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 87 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,068 units per person, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +7381.6% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.172 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0564 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.3709 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0404 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3886 units per person | 0.051 units per person | 1.24 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.84 units per person | 1.34 units per person | 13 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.58 units per person | 17.53 units per person | 87 units per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Ghana?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Ghana was 87 units per person in 2006, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 87 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 160th out of 160 countries with data for 2006.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,171.6%. 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 Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- 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
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.