Ghana vs United States: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Ghana buys about what

$264

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $37.83 buys in Ghana. Prices across Ghana's economy average 38% of the United States', so a dollar goes 2.6 times as far in Ghana.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureGhanaUnited States
Economy
Population35.1 million341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$114 billion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$3,257$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$8,610$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%38%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.64 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$3.72 a day2016 survey · $1,358 a year · consumption$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureGhanaUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$302 billion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar4.750New Ghanaian cedi1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$2,630$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$8,080$89,490

World Bank income groups: Ghana, lower middle income; United States, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Ghana
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearGhanaUnited States
2025$7,358$76,931
2024$7,073$75,698
2023$6,809$74,352
2022$6,728$72,829
2021$6,608$71,441
2020$6,413$67,407
2019$6,508$69,121
2018$6,235$67,728
2017$5,994$66,164
2016$5,666$65,026
2015$5,607$64,368
2014$5,619$63,027
2013$5,594$61,967
2012$5,340$61,142
2011$5,005$60,253
2010$4,496$59,797
2009$4,269$58,722
2008$4,175$60,806
2007$3,923$61,314
2006$3,858$60,684
2005$3,721$59,612
2004$3,607$58,139
2003$3,508$56,505
2002$3,426$55,443
2001$3,370$55,024
2000$3,327$55,046

Ghana vs United States: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.