Adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana
Ghana: Adjustments to scheduled interest was 94.46 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana stood at 94.46 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 460.9% on the previous year and up 419.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana peaked at 94.46 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -26.84 million current US$, in 2000.
That places Ghana 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.77 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 12.66 million current US$ | +87.0% |
| 1992 | -5.13 million current US$ | -140.5% |
| 1993 | 1.61 million current US$ | -131.4% |
| 1994 | 2.05 million current US$ | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 41.48 million current US$ | +1927.6% |
| 1996 | 21.47 million current US$ | -48.2% |
| 1997 | 8.70 million current US$ | -59.5% |
| 1998 | -3.62 million current US$ | -141.6% |
| 1999 | -21.42 million current US$ | +491.0% |
| 2000 | -26.84 million current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 18.19 million current US$ | -167.8% |
| 2002 | 29.48 million current US$ | +62.0% |
| 2003 | 45.28 million current US$ | +53.6% |
| 2004 | 40.43 million current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 46.19 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 6.28 million current US$ | -86.4% |
| 2007 | -10.95 million current US$ | -274.4% |
| 2008 | 3.20 million current US$ | -129.3% |
| 2009 | 13.91 million current US$ | +334.4% |
| 2010 | -26.18 million current US$ | -288.1% |
| 2011 | 94.46 million current US$ | -460.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 94.46 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -824,430 current US$. (22 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 94.46 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 434,909 current US$, 217.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1927.6% | 2.05 million current US$ | 41.48 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.46 million current US$ | -21.42 million current US$ | 41.48 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.52 million current US$ | -26.84 million current US$ | 46.19 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.14 million current US$ | -26.18 million current US$ | 94.46 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More external debt data for Ghana
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -35.10 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.02 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -281.78 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 843.42 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 24.5 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0101 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -2.25 million NFL, current US$ (2005)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Ghana was 94.46 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.46 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.84 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 419.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.