Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … unit GDP Deposit in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … unit GDP Deposit was 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana stood at 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana peaked at 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 164th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 … unit GDP Deposit in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0257 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0283 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0283 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0397 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0288 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -83.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -90.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2109.7% |
| 2021 | 0.004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -45.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0399 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … unit GDP 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 | +2109.7% | 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 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 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 76.1%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.