Current account balance (World Bank) in Ghana in 2025 — 8.22%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 97. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 7.6 pp.
1975–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.22 | +6.3 pp |
| 2024 | 1.92 | +2.83 pp |
| 2023 | -0.91 | +1.42 pp |
| 2022 | -2.33 | +0.49 pp |
| 2021 | -2.82 | +0.23 pp |
| 2020 | -3.05 | −0.32 pp |
| 2019 | -2.73 | +0.31 pp |
| 2018 | -3.04 | +0.28 pp |
| 2017 | -3.32 | +1.73 pp |
| 2016 | -5.04 | +0.67 pp |
| 2015 | -5.71 | +1.05 pp |
| 2014 | -6.76 | +2.32 pp |
| 2013 | -9.08 | +2.82 pp |
| 2012 | -11.9 | −2.9 pp |
| 2011 | -9 | −0.47 pp |
| 2010 | -8.53 | −1.25 pp |
| 2009 | -7.28 | +4.32 pp |
| 2008 | -11.6 | −2.02 pp |
| 2007 | -9.58 | −4.52 pp |
| 2006 | -5.06 | +5.22 pp |
| 2005 | -10.28 | −3.64 pp |
| 2004 | -6.65 | −7.98 pp |
| 2003 | 1.33 | +3.04 pp |
| 2002 | -1.71 | +6.34 pp |
| 2001 | -8.04 | −0.29 pp |
| 2000 | -7.75 | +4.74 pp |
| 1999 | -12.49 | −5.52 pp |
| 1998 | -6.97 | −1.12 pp |
| 1997 | -5.85 | −1.43 pp |
| 1996 | -4.43 | −2.2 pp |
| 1995 | -2.22 | +2.45 pp |
| 1994 | -4.67 | +4.69 pp |
| 1993 | -9.36 | −3.49 pp |
| 1992 | -5.88 | −2.06 pp |
| 1991 | -3.82 | −0.03 pp |
| 1990 | -3.79 | −2 pp |
| 1989 | -1.79 | −0.5 pp |
| 1988 | -1.29 | +0.64 pp |
| 1987 | -1.93 | −0.44 pp |
| 1986 | -1.49 | +1.49 pp |
| 1985 | -2.97 | −2.09 pp |
| 1984 | -0.88 | +3.36 pp |
| 1983 | -4.24 | −1.59 pp |
| 1982 | -2.66 | +7.27 pp |
| 1981 | -9.93 | −10.61 pp |
| 1980 | 0.68 | −2.39 pp |
| 1979 | 3.07 | +4.33 pp |
| 1978 | -1.25 | +1.25 pp |
| 1977 | -2.5 | +0.18 pp |
| 1976 | -2.68 | −3.3 pp |
| 1975 | 0.63 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
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