GDP per person employed in Ghana
Ghana: GDP per person employed was 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Ghana peaked at 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,400 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
That places Ghana 132nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,049 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,400 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,796 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,310 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,856 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,330 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,822 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,861 constant 2021 PPP $ | 16,875 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,559 constant 2021 PPP $ | 17,124 constant 2021 PPP $ | 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 33.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Ghana?
- Gdp per person employed in Ghana was 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,400 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for gdp per person employed?
- Ghana ranks 132nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.