Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita in Ghana

Ghana: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita was 452.16 DOD, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
452.16 DOD, current US$
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
18th
of 50 countries
All-time high
452.16 DOD, current US$
in 2011
All-time low
0.0521 DOD, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita in Ghana, 1970–2011

01002003004005001970199020111970: 0.052 DOD, current US$1971: 61.3 DOD, current US$1972: 66 DOD, current US$1973: 80.2 DOD, current US$1974: 78.3 DOD, current US$1975: 74.1 DOD, current US$1976: 70.4 DOD, current US$1977: 103.6 DOD, current US$1978: 122.2 DOD, current US$1979: 120.3 DOD, current US$1980: 128.3 DOD, current US$1981: 136.8 DOD, current US$1982: 127.7 DOD, current US$1983: 138.4 DOD, current US$1984: 157.2 DOD, current US$1985: 174.3 DOD, current US$1986: 207.1 DOD, current US$1987: 240.8 DOD, current US$1988: 218.1 DOD, current US$1989: 228.9 DOD, current US$1990: 252.4 DOD, current US$1991: 273.2 DOD, current US$1992: 270.7 DOD, current US$1993: 284.1 DOD, current US$1994: 308.1 DOD, current US$1995: 323.3 DOD, current US$1996: 332.1 DOD, current US$1997: 319.9 DOD, current US$1998: 345.2 DOD, current US$1999: 347.6 DOD, current US$2000: 326.7 DOD, current US$2001: 334.4 DOD, current US$2002: 358.7 DOD, current US$2003: 383 DOD, current US$2004: 352.4 DOD, current US$2005: 331.9 DOD, current US$2006: 166.5 DOD, current US$2007: 225.2 DOD, current US$2008: 244.6 DOD, current US$2009: 301.8 DOD, current US$2010: 382 DOD, current US$2011: 452.2 DOD, current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.

Analysis

In 2011, debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Ghana stood at 452.16 DOD, current US$. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Ghana peaked at 452.16 DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0521 DOD, current US$, in 1970.

That places Ghana 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 77.65 DOD, current US$ 0.0521 DOD, current US$ 122.22 DOD, current US$ 10
1980s 175.77 DOD, current US$ 127.68 DOD, current US$ 240.82 DOD, current US$ 10
1990s 305.67 DOD, current US$ 252.43 DOD, current US$ 347.64 DOD, current US$ 10
2000s 302.51 DOD, current US$ 166.48 DOD, current US$ 382.99 DOD, current US$ 10
2010s 417.09 DOD, current US$ 382.01 DOD, current US$ 452.16 DOD, current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 15 Cote d'Ivoire 596.05 DOD, current US$ compare
  2. 16 Eswatini 566.17 DOD, current US$ compare
  3. 17 Zimbabwe 492.02 DOD, current US$ compare
  4. 19 Egypt 424.06 DOD, current US$ compare
  5. 20 Comoros 368.65 DOD, current US$ compare
  6. 21 Lesotho 360.96 DOD, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Ghana?
Debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Ghana was 452.16 DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 452.16 DOD, current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0521 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
How does Ghana rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Ghana ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt.  Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.