Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 22.7 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
22.7
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
170th
of 177 countries
All-time high
44.01
in 1983
All-time low
22.7
in 2019
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Ghana, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 22.7 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Ghana peaked at 44.01 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 22.7, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 170th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.05 | — |
| 1961 | 27.17 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 26.94 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 27.07 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 27.56 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 28.25 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 29.34 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 29.95 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 30.68 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 30.11 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 29.29 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 29.17 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 31.56 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 30.24 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 28.99 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 34.61 | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 37.02 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 36.83 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 35.21 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 36.88 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 37.23 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 38.96 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 42.11 | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 44.01 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 40.41 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 38.5 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 36.9 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 35.45 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 33.75 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 32.51 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 32.1 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 30.43 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 29.7 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 28.67 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 28.68 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.09 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 28.79 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.16 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 29.32 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 28.99 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.12 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 30.5 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 31.46 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 30.02 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 29.49 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 29.37 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.51 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 30.41 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 30.85 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.62 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.64 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.26 | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 26.52 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.04 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.34 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.62 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.38 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.2 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.22 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 22.7 | -6.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 22.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.8, 45% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 22.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.41 | 26.94 | 30.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.98 | 28.99 | 37.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.98 | 32.51 | 44.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.49 | 28.67 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.34 | 29.37 | 31.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.19 | 22.7 | 30.64 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 167 Bahamas 24.77 compare
- 168 Democratic Republic of Congo 24.1 compare
- 169 Syria 22.83 compare
- 171 Belarus 21.71 compare
- 172 Aruba 0
- 172 Macao 0
- 172 Nauru 0
- 172 Puerto Rico 0
- 172 Somalia 0
- 172 West Bank and Gaza 0
More public sector data for Ghana
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Ghana?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Ghana was 22.7 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 44.01 in 1983.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 170th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.