Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 21.33 US dollar per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 21.33 US dollar per person for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ghana peaked at 143.67 US dollar per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.33 US dollar per person, in 2024.
That places Ghana 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 58.26 US dollar per person | — |
| 2007 | 58.41 US dollar per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.13 US dollar per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 73.22 US dollar per person | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 73.09 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.7 US dollar per person | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 101.26 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 143.67 US dollar per person | +41.9% |
| 2014 | 70.3 US dollar per person | -51.1% |
| 2015 | 77.58 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 86.17 US dollar per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 74.11 US dollar per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 76 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 80.35 US dollar per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 87.69 US dollar per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 126.66 US dollar per person | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 103.39 US dollar per person | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 26.13 US dollar per person | -74.7% |
| 2024 | 21.33 US dollar per person | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.51 US dollar per person | 58.26 US dollar per person | 73.22 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.32 US dollar per person | 70.3 US dollar per person | 143.67 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.04 US dollar per person | 21.33 US dollar per person | 126.66 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 164 Afghanistan 31.82 US dollar per person compare
- 165 Pakistan 29.21 US dollar per person compare
- 166 Malawi 23.68 US dollar per person compare
- 168 Niger 13.8 US dollar per person compare
- 169 Mauritania 11.22 US dollar per person
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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ghana?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ghana was 21.33 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 143.67 US dollar per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.33 US dollar per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Ghana ranks 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.