External debt in Ghana in 2024 — 37,414,621,430 US$. Ranked 84 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,439.4%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.41B | −4.29B | −10.28% |
| 2023 | 41.7B | −1.91B | −4.37% |
| 2022 | 43.61B | −2.98B | −6.39% |
| 2021 | 46.58B | +6.29B | +15.61% |
| 2020 | 40.3B | +7.61B | +23.28% |
| 2019 | 32.69B | −2.42B | −6.88% |
| 2018 | 35.1B | +1.37B | +4.08% |
| 2017 | 33.73B | −1.13B | −3.26% |
| 2016 | 34.86B | +3.55B | +11.35% |
| 2015 | 31.31B | +2.79B | +9.78% |
| 2014 | 28.52B | +8.72M | +0.03% |
| 2013 | 28.51B | +5.36B | +23.14% |
| 2012 | 23.15B | +1.83B | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 21.32B | +3.33B | +18.53% |
| 2010 | 17.98B | +5.02B | +38.74% |
| 2009 | 12.96B | +2.9B | +28.87% |
| 2008 | 10.06B | +1.75B | +21.03% |
| 2007 | 8.31B | +2.25B | +37.16% |
| 2006 | 6.06B | −2.03B | −25.11% |
| 2005 | 8.09B | +848M | +11.71% |
| 2004 | 7.24B | −1.06B | −12.74% |
| 2003 | 8.3B | +661M | +8.65% |
| 2002 | 7.64B | +779M | +11.36% |
| 2001 | 6.86B | +118M | +1.74% |
| 2000 | 6.74B | −360M | −5.07% |
| 1999 | 7.1B | +135M | +1.93% |
| 1998 | 6.97B | +622M | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 6.35B | −95.66M | −1.48% |
| 1996 | 6.44B | +507M | +8.55% |
| 1995 | 5.94B | +467M | +8.53% |
| 1994 | 5.47B | +583M | +11.92% |
| 1993 | 4.89B | +378M | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 4.51B | +128M | +2.92% |
| 1991 | 4.38B | +499M | +12.86% |
| 1990 | 3.88B | +478M | +14.06% |
| 1989 | 3.4B | +271M | +8.67% |
| 1988 | 3.13B | −182M | −5.5% |
| 1987 | 3.31B | +546M | +19.75% |
| 1986 | 2.77B | +510M | +22.62% |
| 1985 | 2.26B | +293M | +14.95% |
| 1984 | 1.96B | +297M | +17.82% |
| 1983 | 1.67B | +182M | +12.26% |
| 1982 | 1.48B | −54.61M | −3.55% |
| 1981 | 1.54B | +140M | +10.05% |
| 1980 | 1.4B | +116M | +9.08% |
| 1979 | 1.28B | +3.32M | +0.26% |
| 1978 | 1.28B | +212M | +19.88% |
| 1977 | 1.07B | +356M | +50.08% |
| 1976 | 711M | −9.9M | −1.37% |
| 1975 | 721M | −9.47M | −1.3% |
| 1974 | 730M | −26.37M | −3.49% |
| 1973 | 756M | +155M | +25.69% |
| 1972 | 602M | +59.42M | +10.96% |
| 1971 | 542M | −29.75M | −5.2% |
| 1970 | 572M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
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