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Ghana
Item Value Unit Rank Date of Information
Area 238,533 (sq km) 83 *****
Population 28,102,471 Population 49 July 2018 est.
Median age 21.2 (years) 185 2018 est.
Population growth rate 2.16 (%) 40 2018 est.
Birth rate 30.2 (births/1,000 population) 35 2018 est.
Death rate 6.8 (deaths/1,000 population) 134 2018 est.
Net migration rate -1.7 (migrant(s)/1,000 population) 155 2018 est.
Maternal mortality rate 308 (deaths/100,000 live births) 36 2017 est.
Infant mortality rate 34.1 (deaths/1,000 live births) 52 2018 est.
Life expectancy at birth 67.4 (years) 172 2018 est.
Total fertility rate 3.96 (children born/woman) 34 2018 est.
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.7 (%) 29 2018 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 330,000 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 22 2018 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths 14,000 HIV/AIDS - deaths 16 2018 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate 10.9 (%) 136 2016
Children under the age of 5 years underweight 11.2 (%) 57 2014
Education expenditures 3.6 (% of GDP) 118 2017
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 15.2 (%) 91 est.
GDP (purchasing power parity) 134,000,000,000 GDP (purchasing power parity)(USD) 80 2017 est.
GDP - real growth rate 8.4 (%) 7 2017 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP) 4,700 GDP - per capita (PPP)(USD) 172 2017 est.
Gross national saving 9 (% of GDP) 167 2017 est.
Industrial production growth rate 16.7 (%) 2 2017 est.
Labor force 12,490,000 Labor force 47 2017 est.
Unemployment rate 11.9 (%) 158 2015 est.
Taxes and other revenues 20.3 (% (of GDP)) 149 2017 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) -6 (% (of GDP)) 183 2017 est.
Public debt 71.8 (% of GDP) 46 2017 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 12.4 (%) 206 2017 est.
Central bank discount rate 20 (%) 5 31 December 2017
Commercial bank prime lending rate 30.35 (%) 4 31 December 2017 est.
Stock of narrow money 7,018,000,000 Stock of narrow money(USD) 91 31 December 2017 est.
Stock of broad money 7,018,000,000 Stock of broad money(USD) 93 31 December 2017 est.
Stock of domestic credit 14,250,000,000 Stock of domestic credit(USD) 99 31 December 2017 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares 13,410,000,000 Market value of publicly traded shares(USD) 69 31 December 2017 est.
Current account balance -2,131,000,000 Current account balance(USD) 168 2017 est.
Exports 13,840,000,000 Exports(USD) 78 2017 est.
Imports 12,650,000,000 Imports(USD) 93 2017 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 7,555,000,000 Reserves of foreign exchange and gold(USD) 81 31 December 2017 est.
Debt - external 22,140,000,000 Debt - external(USD) 90 31 December 2017 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 19,850,000,000 Stock of direct foreign investment - at home(USD) 79 31 December 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 16,620,000,000 Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad(USD) 59 31 December 2013 est.
Electricity - production 12,520,000,000 (kWh) 94 2016 est.
Electricity - consumption 9,363,000,000 (kWh) 99 2016 est.
Electricity - exports 187,000,000 (kWh) 76 2016 est.
Electricity - imports 511,000,000 (kWh) 79 2016 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity 3,801,000 (kW) 92 2016 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels 58 (% of total installed capacity) 135 2016 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels 0 (% of total installed capacity) 96 2017 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants 42 (% of total installed capacity) 48 2017 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources 1 (% of total installed capacity) 153 2017 est.
Crude oil - production 173,000 (bbl/day) 37 2018 est.
Crude oil - exports 104,000 (bbl/day) 34 2017 est.
Crude oil - imports 6,220 (bbl/day) 74 2015 est.
Crude oil - proved reserves 660,000,000 (bbl) 41 1 January 2018 est.
Refined petroleum products - production 2,073 (bbl/day) 104 2015 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption 90,000 (bbl/day) 83 2016 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports 2,654 (bbl/day) 100 2015 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports 85,110 (bbl/day) 59 2015 est.
Natural gas - production 914,400,000 (cu m) 68 2017 est.
Natural gas - consumption 1,232,000,000 (cu m) 87 2017 est.
Natural gas - exports 0 (cu m) 110 2017 est.
Natural gas - imports 317,400,000 (cu m) 68 2017 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves 22,650,000,000 (cu m) 73 1 January 2018 est.
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 13,670,000 (Mt) 96 2017 est.
Telephones - fixed lines 301,551 Telephones - fixed lines 112 est.
Telephones - mobile cellular 36,751,761 Telephones - mobile cellular 38 est.
Internet users 9,328,018 Internet users 49 est.
Broadband - fixed subscriptions 56,810 Broadband - fixed subscriptions 128 est.
Military expenditures 0.41 (% of GDP) 150 2018
Airports 10 Airports 155 2013
Railways 947 (km) 92 2014
Roadways 109,515 (km) 45 2009
Waterways 1,293 (km) 56 2011
Merchant marine 44 Merchant marine 116 *****

World Economic Outlook

Ghana
Subject Descriptor Units Scale 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gross domestic product, constant prices National currency Billions 167.152 176.908 184.745 192.999 202.679 210.337
Gross domestic product, constant prices Percent change ***** 8.79 5.837 4.43 4.468 5.016 3.778
Gross domestic product, current prices National currency Billions 347.239 399.175 454.163 516.935 589.573 669.679
Gross domestic product, current prices U.S. dollars Billions 68.258 72.264 77.628 83.74 90.497 97.375
Gross domestic product, current prices Purchasing power parity; international dollars Billions 211.127 228.116 243.174 259.294 277.943 294.481
Gross domestic product, deflator Index ***** 207.739 225.64 245.832 267.844 290.89 318.383
Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices National currency Units 5540.65 5747.76 5905.74 6015.81 6160.1 6233.51
Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices Purchasing power parity; 2011 international dollar Units 6112.1 6340.57 6514.84 6636.27 6795.44 6876.42
Gross domestic product per capita, current prices National currency Units 11510.09 12969.24 14518.21 16112.95 17919.08 19846.45
Gross domestic product per capita, current prices U.S. dollars Units 2262.57 2347.88 2481.53 2610.18 2750.52 2885.8
Gross domestic product per capita, current prices Purchasing power parity; international dollars Units 6998.31 7411.5 7773.52 8082.25 8447.61 8727.18
Output gap in percent of potential GDP Percent of potential GDP ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total Percent ***** 0.149 0.152 0.153 0.155 0.157 0.157
Implied PPP conversion rate National currency per current international dollar ***** 1.645 1.75 1.868 1.994 2.121 2.274
Total investment Percent of GDP ***** 25.137 26.31 27.858 28.43 28.435 28.065
Gross national savings Percent of GDP ***** 21.913 22.176 32.486 33.517 33.663 33.468
Inflation, average consumer prices Index ***** 238.784 258.736 278.141 296.916 315.473 334.401
Inflation, average consumer prices Percent change ***** 9.068 8.356 7.5 6.75 6.25 6
Inflation, end of period consumer prices Index ***** 246.422 266.136 284.766 303.276 321.472 340.76
Inflation, end of period consumer prices Percent change ***** 8.711 8 7 6.5 6 6
Six-month London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) Percent ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Volume of imports of goods and services Percent change ***** 1.534 5.806 7.155 7.974 7.432 6.884
Volume of Imports of goods Percent change ***** 4.086 5.855 5.763 8.717 7.664 7.812
Volume of exports of goods and services Percent change ***** 10.029 3.887 0.905 0.765 2.327 -1.035
Volume of exports of goods Percent change ***** 10.029 3.887 0.905 0.765 2.327 -1.035
Unemployment rate Percent of total labor force ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Employment Persons Millions ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
Population Persons Millions 30.168 30.779 31.282 32.082 32.902 33.743
General government revenue National currency Billions 56.003 61.2 72.251 82.267 94.505 106.404
General government revenue Percent of GDP ***** 16.128 15.332 15.909 15.914 16.029 15.889
General government total expenditure National currency Billions 75.429 78.875 90.847 102.958 113.532 124.999
General government total expenditure Percent of GDP ***** 21.723 19.76 20.003 19.917 19.257 18.666
General government net lending/borrowing National currency Billions -19.427 -17.675 -18.596 -20.691 -19.027 -18.595
General government net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP ***** -5.595 -4.428 -4.095 -4.003 -3.227 -2.777
General government structural balance National currency Billions ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
General government primary net lending/borrowing National currency Billions 0.138 6.627 7.455 6.438 7.644 9.65
General government primary net lending/borrowing Percent of GDP ***** 0.04 1.66 1.641 1.245 1.297 1.441
General government net debt National currency Billions 198.074 221.963 246.532 272.999 292.637 318.169
General government net debt Percent of GDP ***** 57.043 55.605 54.283 52.811 49.635 47.511
General government gross debt National currency Billions 215.257 239.591 264.317 290.901 310.623 336.202
General government gross debt Percent of GDP ***** 61.991 60.021 58.199 56.274 52.686 50.204
Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices National currency Billions 347.239 399.175 454.163 516.935 589.573 669.679
Current account balance U.S. dollars Billions -2.035 -2.509 -2.593 -2.61 -2.799 -3.045
Current account balance Percent of GDP ***** -2.981 -3.472 -3.34 -3.117 -3.093 -3.127