Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 260.91 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 260.91 US dollar per person for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.8% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Ghana peaked at 265.25 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.14 US dollar per person, in 2008.
That places Ghana 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.78 US dollar per person | — |
| 2007 | 117.73 US dollar per person | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 83.14 US dollar per person | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 132.75 US dollar per person | +59.7% |
| 2010 | 187.71 US dollar per person | +41.4% |
| 2011 | 212.72 US dollar per person | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 199.91 US dollar per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 193.99 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 178.25 US dollar per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 192.51 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 190.13 US dollar per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 226.37 US dollar per person | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 199.95 US dollar per person | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 238.06 US dollar per person | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 244.94 US dollar per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 265.25 US dollar per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 188.62 US dollar per person | -28.9% |
| 2023 | 175.3 US dollar per person | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 260.91 US dollar per person | +48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.1 US dollar per person | 83.14 US dollar per person | 132.75 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 201.96 US dollar per person | 178.25 US dollar per person | 238.06 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.01 US dollar per person | 175.3 US dollar per person | 265.25 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 134 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 295.13 US dollar per person compare
- 135 Marshall Islands 279.7 US dollar per person compare
- 136 Sri Lanka 279.34 US dollar per person compare
- 138 Zambia 259.92 US dollar per person compare
- 139 Afghanistan 248.97 US dollar per person compare
- 140 Senegal 246.29 US dollar per person compare
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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Ghana?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Ghana was 260.91 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 265.25 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.14 US dollar per person in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets 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
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.