Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Ghana
Ghana: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors was 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Ghana stood at 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Ghana peaked at 0.0478 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 154th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Ghana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0385 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.0291 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0295 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +51.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0338 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0313 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0392 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0344 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0366 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0478 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0442 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -78.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.045 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.067 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 11% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0303 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0385 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0354 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0291 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0478 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 151 Niger 0.009 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Albania 0.0081 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Algeria 0.0078 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Bangladesh 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Jordan 0.0033 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Rwanda 0.0021 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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, other sectors (assets, positions) in Ghana?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Ghana was 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0478 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Ghana ranks 154th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) 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, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (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.