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GDP of Ghana West Africa (purchasing power parity)
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$48.27 billion (2004 est.) |
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GDP of Ghana - real growth rate:
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5.4% (2004 est.) |
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GDP per capita of Ghana
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purchasing power parity - $2,300 (2004
est.) |
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GDP of Ghana West Africa - composition by sector of
Ghana:
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agriculture: 34.3%
industry: 24.2%
services: 41.4% (2004 est.) |
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Labor force in Ghana Africa:
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10.24 million (2004 est.) |
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Labor force by occupation in
Ghana West Africa:
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agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services
25% (1999 est.) |
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Unemployment rate in Ghana:
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20% (1997 est.) |
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Population below poverty line in
Ghana West Africa:
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31.4% (1992 est.) |
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Household income or consumption
by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 30.1% (1999) |
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Distribution of family income -
Gini index:
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40.7 (1999) |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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13% (2004 est.) |
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Investment (gross fixed):
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19.7% of GDP (2004 est.) |
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Budget of Ghana West Africa:
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revenues: $2.17 billion
expenditures: $2.56 billion, including capital expenditures
of NA (2004 est.) |
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Agriculture - products in Ghana
West Africa:
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cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava (tapioca),
peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber |
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Industries in Ghana West Africa:
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mining, lumbering, light manufacturing,
aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship
building |
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Industrial production growth
rate:
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3.8% (2000 est.) |
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Electricity production in Ghana:
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6.922 billion kWh (2002) |
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Electricity in Ghana West Africa- production by
source:
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fossil fuel: 5%
hydro: 95%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001) |
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Electricity - consumption:
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6.137 billion kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - exports:
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500 million kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - imports:
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200 million kWh (2002) |
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Oil - production:
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7,000 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - consumption:
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38,000 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - exports:
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NA |
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Oil - imports:
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NA |
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Oil - proved reserves of Ghana:
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8.255 million bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas - proved reserves:
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11.89 billion cu m (1 January 2002)
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Current account balance:
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$83.87 million (2004 est.) |
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Exports from Ghana Africa:
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$3.01 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports - commodities in Ghana:
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gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite,
aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds |
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Exports - partners of Ghana:
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Mexico 69.8%, Netherlands 3.7%, UK 3%
(2004) |
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Imports to Ghana Africa :
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$3.699 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Imports - commodities:
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capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs
|
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Imports - partners:
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Nigeria 12.6%, China 11.4%, UK 6.6%, US
6.4%, France 4.9%, Netherlands 4.2% (2004) |
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Reserves of foreign exchange and
gold:
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$1.267 billion (2004 est.) |
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Debt - external:
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$7.396 billion (2004 est.) |
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$6.9 billion (1999) |
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Currency (code):
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cedi (GHC) |
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Currency code:
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GHC |
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Exchange rates:
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cedis per US dollar - 9,004.6 (2004),
8,677.4 (2003), 7,932.7 (2002), 7,170.8 (2001), 5,455.1 (2000)
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Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
