Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Ghana
Ghana: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 174.15 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2024, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Ghana stood at 174.15 US dollar per person.
That represents a change of up 38.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Ghana peaked at 223.54 US dollar per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.12 US dollar per person, in 2008.
That places Ghana 135th out of 164 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.01 US dollar per person | — |
| 2007 | 107.71 US dollar per person | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 73.12 US dollar per person | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 102.01 US dollar per person | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 154.74 US dollar per person | +51.7% |
| 2011 | 179.35 US dollar per person | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 167.56 US dollar per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 167.82 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 154.78 US dollar per person | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 173.67 US dollar per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 173.2 US dollar per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 211.08 US dollar per person | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 186.91 US dollar per person | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 223.54 US dollar per person | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 223.37 US dollar per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 219.62 US dollar per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 164.16 US dollar per person | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 126.1 US dollar per person | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 174.15 US dollar per person | +38.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 174.15 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 280.44 US dollar per person, 62% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 174.15 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 134.54 US dollar per person, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.46 US dollar per person | 73.12 US dollar per person | 107.71 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 179.27 US dollar per person | 154.74 US dollar per person | 223.54 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.48 US dollar per person | 126.1 US dollar per person | 223.37 US dollar per person | 5 |
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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Ghana?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Ghana was 174.15 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 223.54 US dollar per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.12 US dollar per person in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Ghana ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 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.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.