Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Ghana
Ghana: Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors was 36.89 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Ghana, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 36.89 million current US$ for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.9% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Ghana peaked at 95.74 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,000 current US$, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 11th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.99 million current US$ | 3,000 current US$ | 8.06 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.29 million current US$ | 1.22 million current US$ | 23.41 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.52 million current US$ | 6.74 million current US$ | 46.67 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.00 million current US$ | 15.56 million current US$ | 95.74 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.23 million current US$ | 36.89 million current US$ | 87.56 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, ppg and png private creditors in Ghana?
- Interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Ghana was 36.89 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.74 million current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. 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, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) 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.