Net official development assistance received in Ghana
Ghana: Net official development assistance received was 1.07 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance received in Ghana, 1990–2018
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.07 billion current US$ for net official development assistance received in 2018.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Ghana peaked at 1.80 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 494.17 million current US$, in 1997.
That places Ghana 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 633.68 million current US$ | 494.17 million current US$ | 878.63 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 billion current US$ | 600.65 million current US$ | 1.58 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 1.80 billion current US$ | 9 |
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 net official development assistance received in Ghana?
- Net official development assistance received in Ghana was 1.07 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a.
- What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 494.17 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for net official development assistance received?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a, published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars.