External debt, end year in Ghana
Ghana: External debt, end year was 20.81 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Ghana, 1980–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 20.81 billion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2010. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 259.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Ghana peaked at 20.81 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.13 million current LCU, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 31st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt, end year in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.13 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 22.78 million current LCU | +104.6% |
| 1982 | 48.56 million current LCU | +113.2% |
| 1983 | 60.66 million current LCU | +24.9% |
| 1984 | 86.33 million current LCU | +42.3% |
| 1985 | 114.70 million current LCU | +32.9% |
| 1986 | 146.32 million current LCU | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 178.55 million current LCU | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 285.78 million current LCU | +60.1% |
| 1989 | 465.43 million current LCU | +62.9% |
| 1990 | 594.78 million current LCU | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 815.70 million current LCU | +37.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 billion current LCU | +31.5% |
| 1993 | 1.31 billion current LCU | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 1.58 billion current LCU | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 4.24 billion current LCU | +168.2% |
| 1996 | 4.41 billion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.17 billion current LCU | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 6.72 billion current LCU | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 5.84 billion current LCU | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 5.80 billion current LCU | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.01 billion current LCU | -65.3% |
| 2002 | 3.48 billion current LCU | +73.1% |
| 2003 | 4.90 billion current LCU | +40.8% |
| 2004 | 7.15 billion current LCU | +46.0% |
| 2005 | 9.00 billion current LCU | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 12.07 billion current LCU | +34.0% |
| 2007 | 14.18 billion current LCU | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 16.44 billion current LCU | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 18.63 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 20.81 billion current LCU | +11.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 20.81 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.62 billion current LCU, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 20.81 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +168.2% | 1.58 billion current LCU | 4.24 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 142.02 million current LCU | 11.13 million current LCU | 465.43 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 billion current LCU | 594.78 million current LCU | 6.72 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.37 billion current LCU | 2.01 billion current LCU | 18.63 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.81 billion current LCU | 20.81 billion current LCU | 20.81 billion current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Ghana?
- External debt, end year in Ghana was 20.81 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.81 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.13 million current LCU in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for external debt, end year?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2010.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.1%. 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 debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.