Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ghana
Ghana: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 98.36 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ghana, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ghana stood at 98.36 million current US$.
The figure is down 39.1% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ghana peaked at 161.53 million current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,000 current US$, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 11th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 15.26 million current US$ | +508600.0% |
| 1972 | 6.97 million current US$ | -54.3% |
| 1973 | 12.10 million current US$ | +73.5% |
| 1974 | 13.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 18.85 million current US$ | +45.0% |
| 1976 | 18.40 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 15.39 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 23.70 million current US$ | +54.0% |
| 1979 | 29.88 million current US$ | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 34.94 million current US$ | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 33.05 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 31.40 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 47.98 million current US$ | +52.8% |
| 1984 | 50.49 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 69.53 million current US$ | +37.7% |
| 1986 | 97.62 million current US$ | +40.4% |
| 1987 | 106.53 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 115.95 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 103.93 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 92.48 million current US$ | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 90.02 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 93.22 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 91.19 million current US$ | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 84.50 million current US$ | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 66.46 million current US$ | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 97.42 million current US$ | +46.6% |
| 1997 | 109.56 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 114.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 116.33 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 99.78 million current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 65.48 million current US$ | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 75.80 million current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 71.52 million current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 78.31 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 92.32 million current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 74.77 million current US$ | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 70.38 million current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 131.31 million current US$ | +86.6% |
| 2009 | 109.36 million current US$ | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 161.53 million current US$ | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 98.36 million current US$ | -39.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 98.36 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 98.36 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 4.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +508600.0% | 3,000 current US$ | 15.26 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.36 million current US$ | 3,000 current US$ | 29.88 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.14 million current US$ | 31.40 million current US$ | 115.95 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.52 million current US$ | 66.46 million current US$ | 116.33 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.90 million current US$ | 65.48 million current US$ | 131.31 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.94 million current US$ | 98.36 million current US$ | 161.53 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 interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ghana?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ghana was 98.36 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 161.53 million current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. 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. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.