External capital grants in Ghana
Ghana: External capital grants was 0 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 current LCU
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
20th
of 54 countries
All-time high
811.22 million current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2011
External capital grants in Ghana, 1960–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0 current LCU for external capital grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external capital grants in Ghana peaked at 811.22 million current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1960.
That places Ghana 20th out of 54 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External capital grants in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1961 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1962 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1963 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1964 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1965 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1967 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1968 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1969 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1970 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1975 | 4,000 current LCU | — |
| 1976 | 5,000 current LCU | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 5,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,000 current LCU | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 199,370 current LCU | +3222.8% |
| 1980 | 370,700 current LCU | +85.9% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million current LCU | +206.4% |
| 1982 | 1.98 million current LCU | +74.2% |
| 1983 | 2.66 million current LCU | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 4.49 million current LCU | +68.8% |
| 1985 | 5.11 million current LCU | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 3.90 million current LCU | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 5.88 million current LCU | +50.8% |
| 1988 | 9.81 million current LCU | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 13.49 million current LCU | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 18.63 million current LCU | +38.2% |
| 1991 | 21.27 million current LCU | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 12.66 million current LCU | -40.5% |
| 1993 | 27.70 million current LCU | +118.8% |
| 1994 | 19.30 million current LCU | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 33.70 million current LCU | +74.6% |
| 1996 | 64.87 million current LCU | +92.5% |
| 1997 | 46.71 million current LCU | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 103.69 million current LCU | +122.0% |
| 1999 | 226.48 million current LCU | +118.4% |
| 2000 | 286.60 million current LCU | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 228.50 million current LCU | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 348.25 million current LCU | +52.4% |
| 2003 | 401.50 million current LCU | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 543.91 million current LCU | +35.5% |
| 2005 | 591.38 million current LCU | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 811.22 million current LCU | +37.2% |
| 2007 | 460.50 million current LCU | -43.2% |
| 2008 | 498.03 million current LCU | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 578.07 million current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 606.60 million current LCU | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External capital grants in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +3222.8% | 6,000 current LCU | 199,370 current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,937 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 199,370 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 million current LCU | 370,700 current LCU | 13.49 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.50 million current LCU | 12.66 million current LCU | 226.48 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 474.80 million current LCU | 228.50 million current LCU | 811.22 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 303.30 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 606.60 million current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 17 Cape Verde 4,380 current LCU compare
- 18 Rwanda 3 current LCU compare
- 19 Mauritius 1 current LCU compare
- 20 Algeria 0 current LCU
- 20 Angola 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Benin 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Botswana 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Burundi 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Cameroon 0 current LCU
- 20 Central African Republic 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Chad 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Comoros 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 current LCU
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Djibouti 0 current LCU
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Eritrea 0 current LCU
- 20 Gabon 0 current LCU
- 20 Gambia 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Liberia 0 current LCU
- 20 Libya 0 current LCU
- 20 Malawi 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Niger 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Nigeria 0 current LCU
- 20 Seychelles 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Somalia 0 current LCU
- 20 South Africa 0 current LCU compare
- 20 South Sudan 0 current LCU
- 20 Sudan 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Eswatini 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Tunisia 0 current LCU
- 20 Zimbabwe 0 current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external capital grants in Ghana?
- External capital grants in Ghana was 0 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external capital grants recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 811.22 million current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest external capital grants recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for external capital grants?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external capital grants rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are