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19, Jun 2013, CEST. Welcome to the Ghana economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.
Economic Indicators For: Ghana › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Cedi, GHC
Year of data: 2013 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 37
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2018
Date of Last Update: 6th May 2013
Population: 24,791,073 (July 2011 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Area: total: 238,533 sq km
land: 227,533 sq km
water: 11,000 sq km
Natural Resources: gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone
Capital: name: Accra
geographic coordinates: 5 33 N, 0 13 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International
Ghana has approximately twice the per capita output of the poorest nation in West Africa, however remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical aid. Gold and cocoa production, and individual remittance inflows, are primary sources of foreign currency exchange. The domestic economy perpetuates to revolve around agriculture, fisheries and farming.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 67.768 Billion.
GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is 6.893 %.
GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 84.544 Billion.
GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Ghana in year 2013 is US$ 42.715 Billion.
GDP Deflator for Ghana in year 2013 is 124.754 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).
GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 2,651.05 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 3,307.30 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Ghana in year 2013 is US$ 1,670.99 .
GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Ghana in year 2013 is US$ 89.509 Billion.
GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Ghana in year 2013 is US$ 3,501.53 .
GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Ghana in year 2013 is 0.103 %.
Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Ghana in year 2013 is 0.945 .
Investment (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is 21.007 %.
Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is 9.442 %.
Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Ghana in year 2013 is 605.28 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).
Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Ghana in year 2013 is 8.449 %.
Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Ghana in year 2013 is 610.369 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).
Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Ghana in year 2013 is 8.109 %.
Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Ghana in year 2013 is 4.505 %.
Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Ghana in year 2013 is 5.458 %.
Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Ghana in year 2013 is 9.475 %.
Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Ghana in year 2013 is 16.029 %.
Value of Oil Imports for Ghana in year 2013 is US$ 3.117 Billions.
Value of Oil Exports for Ghana in year 2013 is US$ 3.169 Billions.
Population for Ghana in year 2013 is 25.563 Million .
General government revenue (National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 17.924 Billions.
General government revenue (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is 21.201 %.
General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 26.504 Billions.
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is 31.35 %.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC -8.58 Billions.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is -10.149 %.
Total Government Net Debt (National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 45.016 Billion.
Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is 53.245 %.
Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 47.823 Billion.
Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is 56.566 %.
Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Ghana in year 2013 is GHC 84.544 Billions.
Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Ghana in year 2013 is US$ -4.94 Billion.
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Ghana in year 2013 is -11.565 %.
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