How does Ghana rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Ghana ranks 51st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Ghana: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 15.1%

World rank

51st

of 121 countries

All-time high

1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

0.214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana is 0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places Ghana 51st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2352 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1972	0.2763 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.1%
1973	0.243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1974	0.2491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1975	0.2383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1976	0.2397 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1977	0.2494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1978	0.2367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1979	0.2412 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1980	0.2615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1981	0.2765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1982	0.2976 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1983	0.3061 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1984	0.2733 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1985	0.3031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1986	0.3125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1987	0.4581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.6%
1988	0.4407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1989	0.4685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1990	0.4782 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1991	0.4774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1992	0.5228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1993	0.6156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
1994	0.7691 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.9%
1995	0.7218 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1996	0.7568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1997	0.7724 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1998	0.7904 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1999	0.776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2000	1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.0%
2001	1.14 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2002	1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2003	0.9167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2004	0.6899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
2005	0.6341 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2006	0.2214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-65.1%
2007	0.2749 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.2%
2008	0.3024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2009	0.4079 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.9%
2010	0.4645 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
2011	0.4454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2012	0.4674 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2013	0.3761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2014	0.4451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
2015	0.5413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
2016	0.5469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2017	0.4791 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2018	0.4451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2019	0.3872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2020	0.4644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
2021	0.4783 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2022	0.4847 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2023	0.426 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2024	0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2763 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.6681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7904 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.6818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4598 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5469 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.443 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4847 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ghana

48 Dominican Republic 0.3872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
49 Moldova 0.3786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
50 Papua New Guinea 0.3726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
52 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
53 Morocco 0.3562 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
54 Cambodia 0.3528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Ghana rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 51st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.