NPP-Canada On Ghana’s Presidential Rankings (Based On GDP Per Capita)
Term | Start | End | GDP per capita at Start of Term | GDP per capita at End of Term | Change in GDP per Capita | % Change GDP | In Office |
1960-1966 | 1960 | 1966 | $183.0 | $269.0 | $86 | 47% | Nkrumah |
1972-1978 | 1972 | 1978 | $273.8 | $354.0 | $80 | 29% | Acheampong |
1982-1992 | 1982 | 1992 | $379.8 | $415.0 | $35 | 9% | Rawlings (pndc) |
1993-2000 | 1993 | 2000 | $415.0 | $265.0 | ($150) | -36% | Rawlings (ndc) |
2001-2008 | 2001 | 2008 | $265.0 | $1,234.0 | $969 | 366% | Kufuor |
2009-2014 | 2009 | 2014 | $1,234.0 | $1,442.0 | $208 | 17% | Mills & Mahama |
Score | President | % Change in GDP |
#1 | Kufuor | 366% |
#2 | Nkrumah | 47% |
#3 | Acheampong | 29% |
#4 | Mills & Mahama | 17% |
#5 | Rawlings (pndc) | 9% |
#6 | Rawlings (ndc) | -36% |
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