Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Ghana
Ghana: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 4.9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.9
Change on year
up 24.7%
World rank
71st
of 175 countries
All-time high
6.44
in 2016
All-time low
3.93
in 2020
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Ghana, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4.9 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022.
The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Ghana peaked at 6.44 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.93, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 71st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.07 | — |
| 2014 | 4.27 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 6.44 | +50.8% |
| 2018 | 4.78 | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 3.93 | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9 | +24.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 63% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.14 | 4.27 | 6.44 | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.42 | 3.93 | 4.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 69 Marshall Islands 5.15 compare
- 70 Indonesia 4.98 compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.76 compare
- 73 Belize 4.75 compare
- 74 Mauritania 4.73 compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Ghana?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Ghana was 4.9 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 in 2016.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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