Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ghana peaked at 0.0699 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Ghana 169th 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0643 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.0556 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0542 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0699 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0578 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0656 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0626 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0361 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -42.4% |
| 2015 | 0.045 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0451 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0368 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0399 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0518 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0464 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.011 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -76.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0542 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0699 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0316 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 166 Bangladesh 0.0179 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Mauritania 0.0124 US dollar per US$ of GDP
- 168 Algeria 0.0111 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ghana?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Ghana was 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0699 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Ghana ranks 169th 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 75.5%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.