Ghana External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Ghana external debt for 2022 was $44,839,810,520, a 0.21% increase from 2021.
- Ghana external debt for 2021 was $44,746,812,268, a 10.09% increase from 2020.
- Ghana external debt for 2020 was $40,647,060,280, a 24.8% increase from 2019.
- Ghana external debt for 2019 was $32,568,577,782, a 8.47% decline from 2018.
| Ghana External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$44,839,810,520 |
0.21% |
| 2021 |
$44,746,812,268 |
10.09% |
| 2020 |
$40,647,060,280 |
24.80% |
| 2019 |
$32,568,577,782 |
-8.47% |
| 2018 |
$35,582,425,739 |
5.28% |
| 2017 |
$33,798,809,880 |
-2.95% |
| 2016 |
$34,826,564,166 |
11.38% |
| 2015 |
$31,269,213,548 |
9.79% |
| 2014 |
$28,481,344,138 |
-0.02% |
| 2013 |
$28,487,110,594 |
23.12% |
| 2012 |
$23,136,954,992 |
8.53% |
| 2011 |
$21,317,880,742 |
18.53% |
| 2010 |
$17,984,659,771 |
38.74% |
| 2009 |
$12,962,573,037 |
28.87% |
| 2008 |
$10,058,853,977 |
21.03% |
| 2007 |
$8,311,291,215 |
37.16% |
| 2006 |
$6,059,739,098 |
-25.11% |
| 2005 |
$8,091,993,818 |
11.71% |
| 2004 |
$7,243,731,090 |
-12.74% |
| 2003 |
$8,301,000,838 |
8.65% |
| 2002 |
$7,640,294,825 |
11.36% |
| 2001 |
$6,860,995,877 |
1.74% |
| 2000 |
$6,743,341,663 |
-5.07% |
| 1999 |
$7,103,705,179 |
1.93% |
| 1998 |
$6,969,089,358 |
9.80% |
| 1997 |
$6,347,327,633 |
-1.48% |
| 1996 |
$6,442,990,349 |
8.55% |
| 1995 |
$5,935,777,124 |
8.53% |
| 1994 |
$5,469,152,460 |
11.92% |
| 1993 |
$4,886,542,112 |
8.40% |
| 1992 |
$4,508,061,699 |
2.92% |
| 1991 |
$4,380,166,481 |
12.86% |
| 1990 |
$3,880,932,791 |
14.06% |
| 1989 |
$3,402,456,463 |
8.67% |
| 1988 |
$3,131,102,816 |
-5.50% |
| 1987 |
$3,313,222,736 |
19.75% |
| 1986 |
$2,766,891,477 |
22.62% |
| 1985 |
$2,256,468,114 |
14.95% |
| 1984 |
$1,963,074,303 |
17.82% |
| 1983 |
$1,666,180,356 |
12.26% |
| 1982 |
$1,484,226,950 |
-3.55% |
| 1981 |
$1,538,834,502 |
10.05% |
| 1980 |
$1,398,364,946 |
9.08% |
| 1979 |
$1,281,964,511 |
0.26% |
| 1978 |
$1,278,646,090 |
19.88% |
| 1977 |
$1,066,624,519 |
50.08% |
| 1976 |
$710,690,900 |
-1.37% |
| 1975 |
$720,589,134 |
-1.30% |
| 1974 |
$730,055,397 |
-3.49% |
| 1973 |
$756,428,483 |
25.69% |
| 1972 |
$601,807,880 |
10.96% |
| 1971 |
$542,386,913 |
-5.20% |
| 1970 |
$572,138,165 |
-5.20% |
