Ghana Balance of Payments: Current Account
Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance
GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -2.003 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.832 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging -377.000 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 123.500 USD mn in 1979 and a record low of -5.704 USD bn in 2013. GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -2,832.05 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -4.231 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -6.616 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -4.676 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.072 % in 1979 and a record low of -12.492 % in 1999. GH: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -6.63 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments
GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data was reported at 0.700 USD mn in 1994. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.900 USD mn for 1993. GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 0.400 USD mn from Dec 1979 to 1994, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.700 USD mn in 1981 and a record low of 0.100 USD mn in 1988. GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2011 | yearly | 1975 - 2011 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts
GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2009. GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2010, with 19 observations. GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2011 | yearly | 1975 - 2011 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 13.835 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.137 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 1.490 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.835 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 439.100 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 11,136.88 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 20.437 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.470 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 1.655 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.437 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 477.300 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 17,469.86 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 20.746 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.708 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 1.681 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.746 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 477.600 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 17,707.82 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data was reported at 6.602 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.333 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 156.800 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.602 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 38.000 USD mn in 1985. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6,332.98 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 79.421 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 72.815 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 35.658 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.421 % in 2017 and a record low of 10.521 % in 2005. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 72.82 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 0.553 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.047 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 1.563 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.353 % in 1975 and a record low of 0.444 % in 2015. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.05 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 7.158 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.776 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 33.571 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.843 % in 1983 and a record low of 7.158 % in 2017. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 12.78 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 12.869 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.361 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 8.099 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.563 % in 2005 and a record low of 0.336 % in 1981. GH: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 13.36 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data was reported at 12.648 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.910 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 1.951 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.763 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 499.700 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 12,910.20 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 22.123 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.536 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 2.375 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.498 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 634.400 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20,536.47 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 25.173 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.996 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 2.539 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.173 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 724.065 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 21,996.49 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data was reported at 9.475 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.626 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 445.300 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.475 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 134.700 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7,626.26 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 69.394 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.166 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 42.872 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.394 % in 2017 and a record low of 23.662 % in 2008. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 62.17 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 1.169 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.502 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 4.343 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.386 % in 1990 and a record low of 1.169 % in 2017. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.50 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 22.125 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.949 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 45.317 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.587 % in 1975 and a record low of 22.125 % in 2017. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 25.95 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 7.312 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.383 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 9.866 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.919 % in 2007 and a record low of 0.897 % in 1996. GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10.38 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods
GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at 1.187 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.773 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging -470.200 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.187 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of -4.999 USD bn in 2008. GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,773.33 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at -1.686 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -3.067 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -757.841 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.663 USD mn in 1979 and a record low of -6.292 USD bn in 2013. GH: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -3,066.61 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid
GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 1.112 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.549 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 5.900 USD mn from Dec 1979 to 2017, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.607 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 3.200 USD mn in 1987. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,548.91 2016 | yearly | 1979 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received
GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 3.536 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.980 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 29.500 USD mn from Dec 1979 to 2017, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.982 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 0.500 USD mn in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,979.93 2016 | yearly | 1979 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP
GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 7.472 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.962 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.397 % from Dec 1979 to 2017, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.344 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.010 % in 1986. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.98 2016 | yearly | 1979 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts
GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data was reported at 3.536 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.980 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 26.000 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.982 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1978. GH: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,979.93 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net
GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at -2.741 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.222 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -119.400 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -5.900 USD mn in 1997 and a record low of -2.741 USD bn in 2017. GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,222.07 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments
GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data was reported at 3.050 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.460 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 127.000 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.050 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 28.703 USD mn in 1978. GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,460.03 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts
GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data was reported at 309.310 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 237.961 USD mn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 14.700 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 394.420 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of -34.400 USD mn in 1990. GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 237.96 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net
GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at 2.424 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.457 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 523.200 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.598 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 26.783 USD mn in 1976. GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,456.62 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments
GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 1.112 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.549 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 5.800 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.607 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2010. GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,548.91 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts
GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 3.536 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.006 USD bn for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 538.900 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.205 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 40.261 USD mn in 1976. GH: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3,005.53 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
GH: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 33.968 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 32.612 % for 2016. GH: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 12.206 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.025 % in 2015 and a record low of 4.261 % in 1983. GH: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 32.70 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |