Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita was 99.61 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Ghana is 99.61 SDR per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 48.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Ghana peaked at 206.66 SDR per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.62 SDR per person, in 1971.
That places Ghana 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.11 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 20.99 SDR per person | -46.3% |
| 1962 | 20.99 SDR per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15.5 SDR per person | -26.1% |
| 1964 | 15.22 SDR per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 16.1 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 13.07 SDR per person | -18.8% |
| 1967 | 9.32 SDR per person | -28.7% |
| 1968 | 10.65 SDR per person | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 7.62 SDR per person | -28.5% |
| 1970 | 4.1 SDR per person | -46.2% |
| 1971 | 3.62 SDR per person | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 9.14 SDR per person | +152.2% |
| 1973 | 15.02 SDR per person | +64.4% |
| 1974 | 5.84 SDR per person | -61.1% |
| 1975 | 10.35 SDR per person | +77.2% |
| 1976 | 7.45 SDR per person | -28.0% |
| 1977 | 11.21 SDR per person | +50.4% |
| 1978 | 18.91 SDR per person | +68.7% |
| 1979 | 18.92 SDR per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.85 SDR per person | -37.4% |
| 1981 | 10.19 SDR per person | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 9.96 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 10.62 SDR per person | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 23.01 SDR per person | +116.8% |
| 1985 | 31.89 SDR per person | +38.6% |
| 1986 | 30.03 SDR per person | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 9.63 SDR per person | -67.9% |
| 1988 | 11.24 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 17.61 SDR per person | +56.7% |
| 1990 | 9.99 SDR per person | -43.3% |
| 1991 | 24.37 SDR per person | +143.8% |
| 1992 | 14.38 SDR per person | -41.0% |
| 1993 | 17.98 SDR per person | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 23.54 SDR per person | +30.9% |
| 1995 | 26.97 SDR per person | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 32.36 SDR per person | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 21.85 SDR per person | -32.5% |
| 1998 | 14.33 SDR per person | -34.4% |
| 1999 | 17.26 SDR per person | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 9.07 SDR per person | -47.5% |
| 2001 | 11.77 SDR per person | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 19.15 SDR per person | +62.8% |
| 2003 | 42.75 SDR per person | +123.2% |
| 2004 | 47.9 SDR per person | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 54.63 SDR per person | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 60.3 SDR per person | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1 SDR per person | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 47.38 SDR per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 86.88 SDR per person | +83.4% |
| 2010 | 121.41 SDR per person | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 136.87 SDR per person | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 130.63 SDR per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 124.47 SDR per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 128.6 SDR per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 136.92 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 140.5 SDR per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 155.63 SDR per person | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 139.28 SDR per person | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 165.07 SDR per person | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 160.09 SDR per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 206.66 SDR per person | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 106.45 SDR per person | -48.5% |
| 2023 | 67.16 SDR per person | -36.9% |
| 2024 | 99.61 SDR per person | +48.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.86 SDR per person | 7.62 SDR per person | 39.11 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.46 SDR per person | 3.62 SDR per person | 18.92 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6 SDR per person | 9.63 SDR per person | 31.89 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3 SDR per person | 9.99 SDR per person | 32.36 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.29 SDR per person | 9.07 SDR per person | 86.88 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.94 SDR per person | 121.41 SDR per person | 165.07 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.99 SDR per person | 67.16 SDR per person | 206.66 SDR per person | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Ghana
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 53.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 96.88 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 51.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 99.61 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 61.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 155.67 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Ghana?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Ghana was 99.61 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 206.66 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 SDR per person in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.