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Ghana
Republic of Ghana
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Population
33.74M
Capital
Accra
Area
238,533 km²
Currency
GHS
Ghanaian cedi
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$82.31B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$2,391
as of 2024
Population
34.43M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.9%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
22.8%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
2.8%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
72.2%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
65.69
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
2.9%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.9%
as of 2022
Urban population (% of total)
58.4%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.34
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
69.8%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
227,533
as of 2023
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About Ghana
- Languages
- English
- Currencies
- Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
- Timezones
- UTC
- Demonym
- Ghanaian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- GH · GHA
- Map
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