External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Ghana
Ghana: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ghana is 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ghana peaked at 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.
That places Ghana 42nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024, 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 debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2307 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.2098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2347 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2361 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2463 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2741 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.266 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2942 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4726 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7176 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7337 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.9% |
| 2001 | 1.09 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6899 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -80.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1662 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1703 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.195 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2825 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2711 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3347 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3542 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -80.7% | 0.5643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6501 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 39 Dominican Republic 0.3211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Serbia 0.3105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Sudan 0.301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Kenya 0.2955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ghana?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Ghana was 0.3072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.