Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations was 506.24 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Ghana, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 506.24 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in 2023.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and down 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana peaked at 7,949 US dollar per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.56 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 157th 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 corporations in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,362 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 2,892 US dollar per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 3,569 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 4,834 US dollar per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 4,004 US dollar per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 6,863 US dollar per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 2012 | 4,448 US dollar per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 7,949 US dollar per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 2014 | 1,132 US dollar per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 2015 | 1,276 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 145.09 US dollar per square kilometre | -88.6% |
| 2017 | 82.01 US dollar per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2018 | 76.01 US dollar per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 48.56 US dollar per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2020 | 1,099 US dollar per square kilometre | +2163.3% |
| 2021 | 1,395 US dollar per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 705.73 US dollar per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2023 | 506.24 US dollar per square kilometre | -28.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 506.24 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,359 US dollar per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 506.24 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,922 US dollar per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 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 | +2163.3% | 48.56 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,099 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,414 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,362 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,834 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,602 US dollar per square kilometre | 48.56 US dollar per square kilometre | 7,949 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 926.52 US dollar per square kilometre | 506.24 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,395 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 154 Mongolia 711.99 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 155 Madagascar 696.16 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 156 Sudan 680.88 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 158 Bolivia 456.17 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 159 Algeria 420.64 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 160 Mali 380.13 US dollar per square kilometre 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, deposit taking corporations in Ghana?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Ghana was 506.24 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,949 US dollar per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.56 US dollar per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Ghana ranks 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.