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

Ghana ranks 66th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 32.6%

World rank

66th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.1065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1976

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana is 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.1065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.

That places Ghana 66th out of 121 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1972	0.0077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+250.1%
1973	0.0085 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1974	0.0032 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-63.0%
1975	0.0021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.5%
1976	0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.3%
1977	0.0703 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6229.3%
1978	0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.4%
1979	0.0507 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.4%
1980	0.0294 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.9%
1981	0.0678 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+130.4%
1982	0.0515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.0%
1983	0.0229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-55.6%
1984	0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+140.4%
1985	0.0423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
1986	0.033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
1987	0.024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
1988	0.015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.2%
1989	0.039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+159.0%
1990	0.0543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.4%
1991	0.0596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1992	0.0646 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1993	0.0794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
1994	0.1065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.2%
1995	0.0961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1996	0.0943 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1997	0.0983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1998	0.0964 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1999	0.093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2000	0.1063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2001	0.0863 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2002	0.1033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
2003	0.0992 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2004	0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.5%
2005	0.0718 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
2006	0.0566 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
2007	0.0491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2008	0.0393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
2009	0.058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.7%
2010	0.065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2011	0.0685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2012	0.0632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2013	0.0581 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2014	0.056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2015	0.0668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
2016	0.0497 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
2017	0.0552 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2018	0.0543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2019	0.0679 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.0%
2020	0.0739 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2021	0.0647 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2022	0.0629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2023	0.0467 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
2024	0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0678 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0843 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0605 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0497 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0559 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0739 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ghana

63 Mexico 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
64 Dominican Republic 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
65 Rwanda 0.0331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
67 Saint Lucia 0.0305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
68 Bangladesh 0.0288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
69 Russian Federation 0.0286 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, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.1065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
How does Ghana rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 66th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-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, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-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.