Ghana External Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Ghana External Debt: % of GDP
- Ghana External Debt accounted for 39.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2022, compared with the ratio of 35.7 % in the previous year.
- Ghana External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2022.
- The data reached an all-time high of 121.7 % in Dec 2000 and a record low of 10.7 % in Dec 2006.
CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The Bank of Ghana provides External Debt in USD based on BPM5. Ghana Statistical Service provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Bank of Ghana average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt figures only include Public debt. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2013 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993 and prior to 2006 is calculated from Nominal GDP sourced from the World Bank.
Related information about Ghana External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Ghana, Current Account recorded a surplus of 175.7 USD mn in Sep 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 324.8 USD mn in Dec 2022.
- Ghana Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 2.7 USD mn in Dec 2022.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 308.1 USD mn in Dec 2021.
- The country's External Debt reached 29,185.2 in Nov 2022.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 19.3 USD bn in Sep 2023.
View Ghana's External Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2022 in the chart:
What was Ghana's External Debt: % of GDP in 2022?
Ghana External Debt accounted for 39.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2022, compared with the ratio of 35.7 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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39.0 2022 | 35.7 2021 | 10.7 2006 | 121.7 2000 | % | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 54.1 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
Algeria (%) | 1.8 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Argentina (%) | 45.4 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 63.9 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Australia (%) | 109.4 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Austria (%) | 131.7 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
Belarus (%) | 51.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Belgium (%) | 237.7 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.2 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Brazil (%) | 27.9 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
Bulgaria (%) | 48.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | 75.6 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 134.9 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Chile (%) | 71.7 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
China (%) | 13.7 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
Colombia (%) | 53.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Croatia (%) | 73.9 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Cyprus (%) | 609.6 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Czech Republic (%) | 62.9 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 130.7 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
Ecuador (%) | 49.0 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Egypt (%) | 40.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2023 |
Estonia (%) | 90.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
European Union (%) | 117.3 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
Finland (%) | 215.1 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
France (%) | 245.8 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Georgia (%) | 94.2 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Germany (%) | 148.2 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Ghana (%) | 39.0 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Greece (%) | 250.9 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 480.1 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
Hungary (%) | 129.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
Iceland (%) | 71.6 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 29.7 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 563.9 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
Israel (%) | 30.5 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
Japan (%) | 106.9 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Jordan (%) | 80.0 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 62.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 35.0 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
South Korea (%) | 38.8 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Kosovo (%) | 38.4 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
Kuwait (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2014 - 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 80.3 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Laos (%) | 68.0 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Latvia (%) | 98.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | 53.0 2020 | yearly | 2007 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 68.4 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | 4,321.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | 83.7 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 68.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
Malta (%) | 971.6 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Mauritius (%) | 1,322.0 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 33.3 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
Moldova (%) | 65.2 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Mongolia (%) | 174.0 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
Netherlands (%) | 338.5 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
New Zealand (%) | 87.1 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
Norway (%) | 152.5 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Pakistan (%) | 37.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 11.4 2022 | yearly | 2012 - 2022 |
Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
Paraguay (%) | 55.7 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Peru (%) | 41.8 2022 | yearly | 1980 - 2022 |
Philippines (%) | 28.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Poland (%) | 49.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Portugal (%) | 166.0 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
Romania (%) | 52.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Russia (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
Serbia (%) | 69.4 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Singapore (%) | 391.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | 96.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 91.8 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
South Africa (%) | 41.8 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
Spain (%) | 165.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 166.4 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 241.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Taiwan (%) | 27.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Thailand (%) | 38.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Tunisia (%) | 92.1 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
Turkey (%) | 45.6 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.6 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2023 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 239.230 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2023 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,009.808 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2023 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 70.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) | 372.947 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) | 1,247.210 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) | 322.330 2028 | yearly | 1982 - 2028 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.394 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 112.7 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Aug 2023 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,290.0 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Aug 2023 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -12.8 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Aug 2023 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 124,996.968 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,139.214 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,273.109 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,177.3 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Aug 2023 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | -11.1 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Aug 2023 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 204,070.187 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 67,696.289 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 42.273 Dec 2023 | monthly | Feb 1985 - Dec 2023 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 130.274 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 593.294 Dec 2023 | monthly | May 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 180.650 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Dec 2023 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 24.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2024 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 1,243.949 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 10,251.243 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 15,608.260 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
M2 Growth (%) | 37.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 3,368.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Jan 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.309 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.3 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Aug 2023 |
Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) | 1,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,864.204 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 26.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 19,989.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Dec 2023 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2023 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 6,482.295 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 10.01 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 9.23 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2023 |
Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Business Confidence Growth (%) | 22.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Feb 2024 |
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