Country comparison Ghana vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.6%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
19,896K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€76,042Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$82,308Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,251chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,436chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
€6,766,720M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202358,901chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202363,706chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202379.09%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,743chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,885chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-2,507chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-2,711chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.37%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202313,804.3chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,930.5chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,040.8chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20222,150.8chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.04%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,387.7chart3,857,639.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,500.9chart4,175,432.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.05%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024292.0chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024316.1chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.76%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202318.54%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€409chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$442chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€62chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$65chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€41chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$44chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€9chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$9chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025B-AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/21/2023RDAAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019111ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202460.8chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202446ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024101ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%February 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$39.7chart$1,257.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€35.9chart€1,070.02026NMW [+]
$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201772ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Ghana cedi [+]03/13/202612.4357chart1.147603/13/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/202610.8725
4.29%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13103/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/202678.30%chart-3.13%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202421.5%chart2.4%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]August 202246.0%chart2.8%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/26/202518.00%chart3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020118ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.5%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,394chart2,698,820February 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.18chart48.94February 2026Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201531.01chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.6%chart25.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201918.13%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022915,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€15,405.3Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$16,657.7Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.69%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€12,957.1Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$14,010.5Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.40%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€2,448.2Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$2,153.6Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.29%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.2%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201581ºchart9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023142chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202455ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,190.3chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.49%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.15%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202326.31‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,282.4chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.04‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.40chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201623.4%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202333,788,000chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020476,412chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,004,324chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.602chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202488ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202365.50chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,896chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.61chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022607chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.83chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.74chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024188chart13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021660.0chart44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202419,100chart4,194,3402024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202424,271chart4,392,5522024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,463chart1,235,17202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026172,779chart103,436,82902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/02/202310,780,003chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202643.30chart3,631.7702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/02/202325,624,828chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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