Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit was 2.73 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana is 2.73 US dollar per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana peaked at 66.05 US dollar per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3535 US dollar per person, in 2019.
That places Ghana 164th out of 165 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.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23.32 US dollar per person | — |
| 2007 | 27.83 US dollar per person | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 33.49 US dollar per person | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 44.24 US dollar per person | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 35.76 US dollar per person | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 59.84 US dollar per person | +67.3% |
| 2012 | 37.85 US dollar per person | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 66.05 US dollar per person | +74.5% |
| 2014 | 9.18 US dollar per person | -86.1% |
| 2015 | 10.12 US dollar per person | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.12 US dollar per person | -88.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6218 US dollar per person | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5645 US dollar per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3535 US dollar per person | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 7.84 US dollar per person | +2118.6% |
| 2021 | 9.76 US dollar per person | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 4.84 US dollar per person | -50.4% |
| 2023 | 3.41 US dollar per person | -29.6% |
| 2024 | 2.73 US dollar per person | -20.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.73 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.76 US dollar per person, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.73 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.57 US dollar per person, 5% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2118.6% | 0.3535 US dollar per person | 7.84 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.22 US dollar per person | 23.32 US dollar per person | 44.24 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.15 US dollar per person | 0.3535 US dollar per person | 66.05 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 US dollar per person | 2.73 US dollar per person | 9.76 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More external debt data for Ghana
- Net financial flows, IBRD -2.25 million NFL, current US$ (2005)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 2,240 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 5.36 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 26.55 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 30.56 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana was 2.73 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.05 US dollar per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3535 US dollar per person in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Ghana ranks 164th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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.