Stock market capitalization to GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 13.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Ghana, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market capitalization to gdp in Ghana is 13.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Ghana peaked at 34.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1993.
That places Ghana 73rd out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.0% | — |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +1604.7% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -26.0% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -31.5% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -47.5% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +160.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 2.0% | 34.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 3.7% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
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 stock market capitalization to gdp in Ghana?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Ghana was 13.2% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Ghana ranks 73rd out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).