Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Ghana
Ghana: Net financial flows, RDB concessional was -13.26 million NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Ghana, 1982–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics. Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -13.26 million NFL, current US$ for net financial flows, rdb concessional in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 127.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb concessional in Ghana peaked at 146.08 million NFL, current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, -13.26 million NFL, current US$, in 2024.
That places Ghana 82nd out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Ghana, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3.91 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 4.07 million NFL, current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 5.41 million NFL, current US$ | +32.8% |
| 1985 | 18.10 million NFL, current US$ | +234.8% |
| 1986 | 15.40 million NFL, current US$ | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 13.81 million NFL, current US$ | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 18.18 million NFL, current US$ | +31.6% |
| 1989 | 2.13 million NFL, current US$ | -88.3% |
| 1990 | 5.26 million NFL, current US$ | +146.4% |
| 1991 | 5.52 million NFL, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 29.14 million NFL, current US$ | +428.4% |
| 1993 | 21.89 million NFL, current US$ | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 18.17 million NFL, current US$ | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 18.66 million NFL, current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 17.41 million NFL, current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 32.08 million NFL, current US$ | +84.3% |
| 1998 | 13.18 million NFL, current US$ | -58.9% |
| 1999 | 14.56 million NFL, current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 706,987 NFL, current US$ | -95.1% |
| 2001 | 45.27 million NFL, current US$ | +6303.2% |
| 2002 | 39.14 million NFL, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 62.78 million NFL, current US$ | +60.4% |
| 2004 | 47.95 million NFL, current US$ | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 57.29 million NFL, current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 47.19 million NFL, current US$ | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 16.54 million NFL, current US$ | -64.9% |
| 2008 | 85.91 million NFL, current US$ | +419.3% |
| 2009 | 99.64 million NFL, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 129.96 million NFL, current US$ | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 108.97 million NFL, current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 146.08 million NFL, current US$ | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 62.14 million NFL, current US$ | -57.5% |
| 2014 | 48.83 million NFL, current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 112.10 million NFL, current US$ | +129.6% |
| 2016 | 47.26 million NFL, current US$ | -57.8% |
| 2017 | 89.94 million NFL, current US$ | +90.3% |
| 2018 | 29.73 million NFL, current US$ | -66.9% |
| 2019 | 65.25 million NFL, current US$ | +119.5% |
| 2020 | 35.51 million NFL, current US$ | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 21.74 million NFL, current US$ | -38.8% |
| 2022 | -2.79 million NFL, current US$ | -112.8% |
| 2023 | -9.63 million NFL, current US$ | +245.6% |
| 2024 | -13.26 million NFL, current US$ | +37.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's -13.26 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 674,478 NFL, current US$. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +6303.2% | 706,987 NFL, current US$ | 45.27 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1992 | +428.4% | 5.52 million NFL, current US$ | 29.14 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2008 | +419.3% | 16.54 million NFL, current US$ | 85.91 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.13 million NFL, current US$ | 2.13 million NFL, current US$ | 18.18 million NFL, current US$ | 8 |
| 1990s | 17.59 million NFL, current US$ | 5.26 million NFL, current US$ | 32.08 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.24 million NFL, current US$ | 706,987 NFL, current US$ | 99.64 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.03 million NFL, current US$ | 29.73 million NFL, current US$ | 146.08 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 million NFL, current US$ | -13.26 million NFL, current US$ | 35.51 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 79 Guyana -11.32 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 80 Tajikistan -12.99 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 81 Ecuador -13.00 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 83 Armenia -16.18 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 84 Afghanistan -17.79 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 85 Bolivia -19.99 million NFL, current US$ 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 net financial flows, rdb concessional in Ghana?
- Net financial flows, rdb concessional in Ghana was -13.26 million NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics.
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb concessional recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 146.08 million NFL, current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb concessional recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.26 million NFL, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for net financial flows, rdb concessional?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, rdb concessional rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 127.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, published as part of Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.