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Ghana - GDP per Capita 1961

Name: Ghana GDP per Capita 1961
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GDP divided by midyear population · World Bank

$182 +$7 from 1960 Global rank: 72nd

Ghana's gdp per capita was $182 in 1961, increased +$7 from $175 in 1960. This was the 72nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1961▾

GDP per Capita by Country - 1961
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United States	$3,059	2.0%
2nd	New Zealand	$2,365	1.3%
3rd	Sweden	$2,304	8.3%
4th	Canada	$2,246	-0.8%
5th	Luxembourg	$2,241	-0.9%
6th	Switzerland	$2,155	10.3%
7th	Australia	$1,880	3.7%
8th	Bermuda	$1,774	3.4%
9th	Israel	$1,697	16.9%
10th	Norway	$1,571	8.2%
11th	Bahamas, The	$1,555	6.6%
12th	Denmark	$1,531	10.2%
13th	Iceland	$1,490	0.2%
14th	United Kingdom	$1,472	5.4%
15th	France	$1,402	7.3%
16th	Belgium	$1,368	6.0%
17th	Finland	$1,341	12.6%
18th	Germany	$1,316	13.2%
19th	Netherlands	$1,254	8.5%
20th	Austria	$1,037	10.3%
21st	Argentina	$971	24.8%
22nd	Italy	$923	10.3%
23rd	European Union	$879	10.2%
24th	Puerto Rico (US)	$777	8.3%
25th	Ireland	$762	7.8%
26th	Saudi Arabia	$760	5.9%
27th	Trinidad and Tobago	$678	6.9%
28th	Japan	$609	19.7%
29th	Uruguay	$604	23.0%
30th	Chile	$594	15.1%
31st	Greece	$583	13.5%
32nd	South Africa	$546	2.5%
33rd	Panama	$516	8.3%
34th	Spain	$463	13.5%
35th	Singapore	$449	4.9%
36th	Jamaica	$447	5.5%
37th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$437	2.3%
38th	Portugal	$400	6.2%
39th	Suriname	$395	4.6%
40th	Mexico	$374	5.2%
41st	Ecuador	$371	-17.6%
42nd	Barbados	$366	5.6%
43rd	Costa Rica	$356	-6.9%
44th	Gabon	$323	17.1%
45th	Belize	$320	4.1%
46th	Guyana	$319	6.7%
47th	Senegal	$308	2.6%
48th	Libya	$285	6.1%
49th	Tanzania	$285	3.6%
50th	Philippines	$284	5.3%
51st	Colombia	$282	9.2%
52nd	Mauritius	$282	18.2%
53rd	Fiji	$280	1.0%
54th	Zimbabwe	$279	0.9%
55th	Peru	$277	9.4%
56th	Türkiye	$274	2.7%
57th	Seychelles	$270	-6.2%
58th	Guatemala	$257	0.2%
59th	Honduras	$237	2.9%
60th	Malaysia	$233	-3.3%
61st	Iraq	$232	6.2%
62nd	Brazil	$232	-1.6%
63rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	$226	1.8%
64th	Zambia	$210	-5.4%
65th	Algeria	$209	-12.2%
66th	Tunisia	$201	-
67th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$200	2.3%
68th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$197	-10.4%
69th	Syrian Arab Republic	$196	7.0%
70th	Dominican Republic	$194	-5.7%
71st	Mauritania	$188	-
72nd	Ghana	$182	4.0%
73rd	Morocco	$169	-3.1%
74th	Paraguay	$167	8.9%
75th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$163	5.3%
76th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$163	4.1%
77th	Côte d'Ivoire	$162	9.1%
78th	Liberia	$158	-5.8%
79th	Sri Lanka	$146	0.0%
80th	Sierra Leone	$142	0.2%
81st	Congo, Republic of	$140	12.2%
82nd	Niger	$135	5.0%
83rd	Madagascar	$133	1.2%
84th	Nicaragua	$133	4.3%
85th	Cameroon	$125	4.7%
86th	Eswatini	$122	19.9%
87th	Papua New Guinea	$120	3.6%
88th	Thailand	$110	6.7%
89th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$109	6.6%
90th	Chad	$107	4.4%
91st	Sudan	$105	5.6%
92nd	Togo	$105	2.5%
93rd	Kenya	$99	-3.5%
94th	Nigeria	$97	4.3%
95th	Korea	$94	-40.7%
96th	Benin	$92	2.5%
97th	Bangladesh	$90	9.6%
98th	India	$88	3.4%
99th	Pakistan	$88	7.0%
100th	Oman	$85	1.4%
101st	China	$76	-15.3%
102nd	Burkina Faso	$72	4.5%
103rd	Burundi	$72	1.0%
104th	Central African Republic	$71	7.7%
105th	Haiti	$69	-2.6%
106th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$65	3.5%
107th	Botswana	$62	5.8%
108th	Uganda	$56	1.4%
109th	Nepal	$52	2.7%
110th	Lesotho	$47	0.2%
111th	Rwanda	$39	-0.3%
112th	Myanmar	$27	8.7%

FAQ

What was Ghana's gdp per capita in 1961?▾

Ghana's gdp per capita in 1961 was $182. This ranked 72nd globally.

How did Ghana's gdp per capita change in 1961?▾

Ghana's gdp per capita increased by 4.0% in 1961 compared to 1960.

Which country had the highest gdp per capita in 1961?▾

United States had the highest gdp per capita in 1961 at $3,059.

What is the gdp per capita of Ghana in 1961?▾

The gdp per capita of Ghana in 1961 was $182. This ranked 72nd globally.

How does 1961 compare to 1960 for Ghana's gdp per capita?▾

Ghana's gdp per capita went from $175 in 1960 to $182 in 1961, a 4.0% increase.

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