As of 2022, the total economic cost of violence in Ghana amounted to nearly 6.3 trillion U.S. dollars, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). In the year before, the cost was slightly higher, at roughly 6.4 trillion U.S. dollars. The indicator measures both direct and indirect costs of violent acts.
Economic cost of violence in Ghana from 2017 to 2022
(in million PPP U.S. dollars)
Figures are obtained from different yearly reports from the same source, namely Global Peace Index (2017, 2019, and 2020), and The Economic Value of Peace (2018).
Annual costs of violence are presented in constant purchasing power parity (PPP) per the same year, except for 2022, which is in PPP 2021.
The source adds the following information:
"The economic cost of violence includes only the direct and indirect costs (of violence)."
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IEP. (September 1, 2023). Economic cost of violence in Ghana from 2017 to 2022 (in million PPP U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233165/economic-cost-of-violence-in-ghana/
IEP. "Economic cost of violence in Ghana from 2017 to 2022 (in million PPP U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233165/economic-cost-of-violence-in-ghana/
IEP. (2023). Economic cost of violence in Ghana from 2017 to 2022 (in million PPP U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233165/economic-cost-of-violence-in-ghana/
IEP. "Economic Cost of Violence in Ghana from 2017 to 2022 (in Million Ppp U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233165/economic-cost-of-violence-in-ghana/
IEP, Economic cost of violence in Ghana from 2017 to 2022 (in million PPP U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233165/economic-cost-of-violence-in-ghana/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Economic cost of violence in Ghana from 2017 to 2022 (in million PPP U.S. dollars) [Graph], IEP, September 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1233165/economic-cost-of-violence-in-ghana/
