| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,548.91
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -2,832.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -6.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,222.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3,066.61
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,773.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 521.61
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3,470.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -553.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 261.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,456.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Capital Account: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 274.31
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: ICT: Service Exports: BOP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 463.15
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: ICT: Service Exports: % of Service Exports: BOP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.59
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 237.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,469.86
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,136.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,332.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Re... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,707.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,485.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of G... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,005.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,979.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,979.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: S&P Global Equity Indices: Annual % Change (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 49.13
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Market Capitalization: Listed Domestic Companies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,098.51
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Market Capitalization: Listed Domestic Companies: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.83
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Number of Listed Domestic Companies: Total (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Stocks Traded: Total Value (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 192.90
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Stocks Traded: Total Value: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.40
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Stocks Traded: Turnover Ratio of Domestic Shares (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.20
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Central Bank: Other Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.14
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Central Bank: Other Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,365.63
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Other Depository Corporations: Ass... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,779.63
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Other Depository Corporations: Lia... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,039.58
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonresidents (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30,091.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Foreign Assets: Net (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,592.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Government (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,384.47
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Government: Net (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,263.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on State and Local Government (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Corporations (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,999.40
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Private Sector (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,535.55
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Depository Corporations (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,125.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Financial Corporations (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 192.96
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Sectors (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,727.91
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Monetary Base (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23,082.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Currency in Circulation (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,155.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Other Depository Corporations (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,257.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Other Sectors (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,669.31
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Other Liabilities to Other Depository Corpora... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,902.88
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Deposits and Securities Other Than Shares exc... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,192.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Deposits included in Broad Money (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Shares included in Broa... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Deposits excluded from Broad Money (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,160.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Nonresidents (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,499.15
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central Government (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,121.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Loans (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Financial Derivatives (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Shares excluded from Br... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Shares and Other Equity (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,446.67
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Other Items: Net (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -5,914.87
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Money Supply: Reserve Money (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,967.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Bank (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,769.19
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Currency (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,447.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Reserve Deposits and Securit... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,522.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Other Claims on Central Bank (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,799.22
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonresidents (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,858.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Foreign Assets: Net (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,267.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 50.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Government (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,996.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Government... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,680.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on State and Local Go... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonfinancial Publi... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,440.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Private Sector (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33,035.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Financial Co... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,762.23
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Sectors (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39,238.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Transferable Deposits includ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28,829.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Other Deposits included in B... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24,746.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Shares... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Deposits excluded from Broad... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 917.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Nonresidents (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,590.42
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central Gover... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,315.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central Bank (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,417.63
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Loans (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,101.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Financial Derivatives (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         |