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Ghana Number Format

CLDR Locale:
ISO: GH / GHARegion: AfricaDigits: western

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Number
1,234,567.89
Currency (GHS)
GH₵1,234,567.89
Percentage
1,234,568%
Compact
1.2M

Format Rules

Decimal Separator
.period
Thousands Separator
,comma
Grouping Pattern
3
Negative Format
-1,234,567.89
Currency Symbol
GH₵ (GHS)
Currency Position
Before number GH₵1,234,567.89
Percent Position
After number 13%
Zero
0.00
Compact
1.2M

Ghana formatting implementation notes

For Ghana, format numbers with the explicit locale ak-GH; the reference value 1234567.89 renders as 1,234,567.89.

Ghana's reference format uses "." as the decimal mark and comma (",") for grouping. The integer uses repeating groups of three digits. Pass "ak-GH" directly to Intl.NumberFormat instead of replacing punctuation in a preformatted string.

GHS is shown with GH₵ immediately before the amount; the same reference value renders as GH₵1,234,567.89. The percent sign appears immediately after the amount. Use the ISO currency code for storage and interchange because a visible symbol can be shared by unrelated currencies.

Western 0–9 digits are the page's reference digit system, and the negative pattern is -n. This country is multilingual in software contexts: also test en-GH, because language selection can change spacing, punctuation, and currency display without changing the region. Validate output with formatToParts() when spacing, signs, or bidirectional literals affect the interface.

  • Locale: ak-GH
  • Decimal and grouping: 1,234,567.89
  • Currency: GHS → GH₵1,234,567.89
  • Digits: Western 0–9 digits

Reviewed 19 July 2026. Sources: Unicode locale number formats · Intl.NumberFormat reference

Code Examples

// Basic number
new Intl.NumberFormat('ak-GH').format(1234567.89)
// → "1,234,567.89"

// Currency
new Intl.NumberFormat('ak-GH', {
  style: 'currency',
  currency: 'GHS'
}).format(1234567.89)
// → "GH₵1,234,567.89"

// Percentage
new Intl.NumberFormat('ak-GH', {
  style: 'percent',
  minimumFractionDigits: 1
}).format(0.125)

// Compact notation
new Intl.NumberFormat('ak-GH', {
  notation: 'compact'
}).format(1234567)

Negative Number Formats

Standard-1,234,567.89
new Intl.NumberFormat('ak-GH').format(-1234567.89)
Accounting style(GH₵1,234,567.89)
new Intl.NumberFormat('ak-GH', { style: 'currency', currency: 'GHS', currencySign: 'accounting' }).format(-1234567.89)