| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Savings Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.24
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Deposit Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.34
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Government Bond Yield: Long Term (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.52
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 232.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Consumer Price Index (CPI): % Change (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Local Currency (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 45,476.30
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,398.03
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Local Currency (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46,830.10
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,767.12
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 68,329.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: GDP: Government Consumption Expenditure (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15,175.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23,010.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: GDP: Changes in Inventories (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,234.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: GDP: Private Consumption Expenditure (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 139,889.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 80,323.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 167,315.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 149.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Population: Midyear Estimates (Person mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Receipts: Operating Activities (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32,939.92
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Receipts: Operating Activities: Tax... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,601.85
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Receipts: Operating Activities: Soc... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 289.32
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Receipts: Operating Activities: Gra... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,688.76
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Receipts: Operating Activities: Oth... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,360.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33,880.85
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities: Com... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,555.93
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities: Int... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,075.34
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities: Soc... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,613.89
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities: Oth... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Memo Item: Total Cash Expenditure (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41,336.68
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Cash Outflow: Investments in Nonfina... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,455.83
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Cash Outflow: Investments in NFA: Pu... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,455.83
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Cash Outflow: Investments in NFA: Sa... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets: by ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets: by ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,328.98
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Credit... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 881.58
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Credit... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 158.83
            
                                            2007
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2007
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Cash Inflow: Operating Activities (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -940.92
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Surplus/Deficit (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -8,396.76
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Change in the Stock of Cash (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 932.23
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities: Pur... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,933.16
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities: Sub... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Cash Payments: Operating Activities: Gra... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,677.52
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets: by ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets: by ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets: by ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets: by ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets: by ... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Instru... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,551.06
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Instru... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -99.99
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Instru... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,877.91
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Instru... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Instru... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Incurrence of Liabilities: by Instru... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Statistical Discrepancy (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Budgetary Central Government: Net Cash Inflow: Financing Activities (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,328.98
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,772.51
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Non-... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,681.91
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,428.94
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,025.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 253.99
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,707.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,163.54
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,799.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 508.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Non-... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,287.40
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,858.47
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,536.63
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 549.47
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 483.66
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,101.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 996.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1948 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 100.29
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1954 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Depository Corporations Survey: Broad Money: % Change over Previous Ye... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1951 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Fertilizer Consumption: per Hectare of Arable Land (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.77
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Agricultural Land (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 157,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Arable Land (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,700,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.17
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.66
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Land under Cereal Production (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,518,808.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.87
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Forest Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 93,370.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.03
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,187.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Land Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 227,540.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Surface Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 238,540.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,842.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,460.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20,536.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,910.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,626.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Pa... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,996.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         |