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Current account balance — Ghana

Current account balance in Ghana in 2031 — 4.9%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 5 pp.

2031 4.9% −1.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 27of 188
Period maximum 10.1%2026
Period minimum -9.1%2013

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Ghana, 1980–2031-10-505101519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -0.1%1981: -0.8%1982: -0.3%1983: -0.3%1984: -0.4%1985: -0.9%1986: -0.6%1987: -0.8%1988: -0.5%1989: -0.6%1990: -1%1991: -1.4%1992: -2.1%1993: -3.8%1994: -1.9%1995: -0.9%1996: -1.8%1997: -2.4%1998: -2.8%1999: -5%2000: -3.1%2001: -3.3%2002: -0.7%2003: 0.5%2004: -2.7%2005: -4.2%2006: -3.4%2007: -5.9%2008: -8.2%2009: -3.8%2010: -6.1%2011: -6.6%2012: -8.8%2013: -9.1%2014: -6.8%2015: -5.7%2016: -5.1%2017: -3.3%2018: -3%2019: -2.2%2020: -2.5%2021: -2.8%2022: -2.3%2023: -0.8%2024: 1.8%2025: 7.9%2026: 10.1%2027: 9.5%2028: 8.2%2029: 7.6%2030: 6.2%2031: 4.9%
Change over the period: +5 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 4.9%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Western Africa computed 1.16%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 4.9 −1.3 pp
2030 6.2 −1.4 pp
2029 7.6 −0.6 pp
2028 8.2 −1.3 pp
2027 9.5 −0.6 pp
2026 10.1 +2.2 pp
2025 7.9 +6.1 pp
2024 1.8 +2.6 pp
2023 -0.8 +1.5 pp
2022 -2.3 +0.5 pp
2021 -2.8 −0.3 pp
2020 -2.5 −0.3 pp
2019 -2.2 +0.8 pp
2018 -3 +0.3 pp
2017 -3.3 +1.8 pp
2016 -5.1 +0.6 pp
2015 -5.7 +1.1 pp
2014 -6.8 +2.3 pp
2013 -9.1 −0.3 pp
2012 -8.8 −2.2 pp
2011 -6.6 −0.5 pp
2010 -6.1 −2.3 pp
2009 -3.8 +4.4 pp
2008 -8.2 −2.3 pp
2007 -5.9 −2.5 pp
2006 -3.4 +0.8 pp
2005 -4.2 −1.5 pp
2004 -2.7 −3.2 pp
2003 0.5 +1.2 pp
2002 -0.7 +2.6 pp
2001 -3.3 −0.2 pp
2000 -3.1 +1.9 pp
1999 -5 −2.2 pp
1998 -2.8 −0.4 pp
1997 -2.4 −0.6 pp
1996 -1.8 −0.9 pp
1995 -0.9 +1 pp
1994 -1.9 +1.9 pp
1993 -3.8 −1.7 pp
1992 -2.1 −0.7 pp
1991 -1.4 −0.4 pp
1990 -1 −0.4 pp
1989 -0.6 −0.1 pp
1988 -0.5 +0.3 pp
1987 -0.8 −0.2 pp
1986 -0.6 +0.3 pp
1985 -0.9 −0.5 pp
1984 -0.4 −0.1 pp
1983 -0.3 +0 pp
1982 -0.3 +0.5 pp
1981 -0.8 −0.7 pp
1980 -0.1 —

Western Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BF Burkina Faso 5.5 GH Ghana 4.9 NG Nigeria 3.3 ML Mali 0.8 GN Guinea -1.4 TG Togo -1.7 NE Niger -2 CV Cabo Verde -2.3 GM Gambia -2.3 CI Côte d'Ivoire -2.5 SL Sierra Leone -3 BJ Benin -4 GW Guinea-Bissau -4 SN Senegal -5.3 MR Mauritania -6.3 LR Liberia -14.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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