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$, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 11th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.36 million current US$ | 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 843.42 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -2.25 million NFL, current US$ (2005)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.9% (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 4.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 25.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- IBRD loans and IDA credits 6.37 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, bilateral 65.25 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 865.73 million NFL, current US$ (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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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.