The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66 | 10 | 33rd | 0.55% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 71 | Withheld | 32nd | 0.55% | 1 |
| 1999 | 85 | 15 | 31st | 0.50% | 1 |
| 2000 | 128 | 14 | 28th | 0.60% | 3 |
| 2001 | 120 | Withheld | 35th | 0.48% | -7 |
| 2002 | 144 | 12 | 33rd | 0.51% | 2 |
| 2003 | 153 | 14 | 30th | 0.60% | 3 |
| 2004 | 185 | 18 | 30th | 0.62% | 0 |
| 2005 | 208 | Withheld | 31st | 0.61% | -1 |
| 2006 | 190 | 25 | 31st | 0.62% | 0 |
| 2007 | 259 | 46 | 28th | 0.78% | 3 |
| 2008 | 263 | 33 | 27th | 0.87% | 1 |
| 2009 | 200 | Withheld | 29th | 0.72% | -2 |
| 2010 | 265 | 24 | 26th | 0.85% | 3 |
| 2011 | 230 | 32 | 28th | 0.94% | -2 |
| 2012 | 323 | 38 | 24th | 1.17% | 4 |
| 2013 | 311 | 44 | 25th | 1.18% | -1 |
| 2014 | 265 | 49 | 29th | 0.74% | -4 |
| 2015 | 172 | 18 | 36th | 0.56% | -7 |
| 2016 | 155 | 17 | 51st | 0.40% | -15 |
| 2017 | 250 | 14 | 32nd | 0.72% | 19 |
| 2018 | 119 | 10 | 41st | 0.48% | -9 |
| 2019 | 284 | 14 | 29th | 0.79% | 12 |
| 2020 | 117 | Withheld | 36th | 0.69% | -7 |
| 2021 | 145 | Withheld | 39th | 0.75% | -3 |
| 2022 | 284 | 20 | 18th | 1.33% | 21 |
| 2023 | 230 | 13 | 21st | 1.16% | -3 |
| 2024 | 505 | 46 | 19th | 1.06% | 2 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
Ghana moved from 21st in FY2023 to 19th in FY2024. K-1 issuances for Ghana rose from 230 to 505.
Across FY2020 to FY2024, Ghana received 1,281 K-1 visas, or 1.03% of the worldwide period total. For Ghana, the annual entries include 117 in the opening year and 284 in FY2022.
Highs, lows and annual changes
The annual range for Ghana runs from 66 in FY1997 to 505 in FY2024, among publishable K-1 entries. The history for Ghana begins in FY1997 with 66 visas. The latest count for Ghana is 505 in FY2024.
Ghana gained 275 visas in its biggest consecutive-year increase, rising from 230 in FY2023 to 505 in FY2024. The steepest count decline for Ghana was 167, from 284 to 117 over FY2019 to FY2020.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
Ghana reached 18th at its highest visible annual position, in FY2022, with 284 K-1 visas and 1.33% of worldwide issuances. At the other end of the rank range, Ghana was 51st in FY2016, when it received 155 visas, a 0.40% worldwide share. The latest rank is 19th.
Ghana recorded 284 K-1 visas in FY2019 and 505 in FY2024, an endpoint change of 77.82%. Its FY2014 total was 265, giving an endpoint change of 90.57% through the latest year. The preceding annual Ghana total was 230 in FY2023.
Ghana reached its maximum visible world share in FY2022, at 1.33%, with 284 of 21,351 K-1 visas worldwide. The volume maximum for Ghana is 505 in FY2024. In FY2024, Ghana received 505 of the worldwide 47,579, leaving its share at 1.06%.
Of the 1,281 recent K-1 visas for Ghana, 39.42% were issued in FY2024. The opening FY2020 count of 117 contributes 9.13% to the same FY2020 to FY2024 country total. The intervening Ghana entries include 284 in FY2022 and 230 in FY2023.
The recent-period world share for Ghana is 1.03%, alongside 1.06% for FY2024 alone. Subtracting the period share from the latest share gives 0.04 percentage points for Ghana. Earlier share observations include 0.55% in FY1997, with 66 visas, and 1.16% in FY2023.
Ghana began its publishable record with 66 K-1 and 10 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank 33rd with 0.55% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 71 K-1 and a withheld K-2 cell in FY1998, rank 32nd with 0.55% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 85 K-1 and 15 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank 31st with 0.50% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 128 K-1 and 14 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank 28th with 0.60% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
For the K-2 child category, Ghana has 46 visas in FY2024. The child-series high for Ghana of 49 came in FY2014. The K-1 volume for Ghana that year was 265, giving 18.5 child visas per 100 K-1 visas.
Iran is next to Ghana in the recent-volume ordering. Its 1,269 K-1 visas compare with 1,281 for Ghana over FY2020 to FY2024. In FY2024, Iran has 489 against 505 for Ghana.