Government income from bauxite in Ghana 2009-2021
In 2021, Ghana obtained an income of 22 million U.S. dollars from bauxite. This marked a decrease in revenue compared to the previous year when 37.72 million U.S. dollars were registered. Within the observed period, the highest and lowest incomes obtained from bauxite were reached in 2017 and 2009, at 50.89 million U.S. dollars and 11.16 million U.S. dollars, respectively. Overall, as of March 2022, the price of bauxite in Ghana stood at around 54 U.S. dollars per metric ton.
