Ghana vs Upper middle income: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Ghana
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 20.48 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 10.65 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.83 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 171 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.18 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 4.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 1.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Ghana |
| 2000s | 10.29 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.66 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 4.64 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Ghana |
| 2010s | 15.21 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.7 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Ghana |
| 2020s | 18.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 9.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 8.49 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Ghana or Upper middle income?
- Ghana, at 20.48 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 10.65 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Ghana and Upper middle income?
- 9.83 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Ghana ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.