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 2021 was $36,181,556,008, a 13.52% increase from 2020.
- Ghana external debt for 2020 was $31,871,093,085, a 17.69% increase from 2019.
- Ghana external debt for 2019 was $27,081,567,334, a 14.87% increase from 2018.
- Ghana external debt for 2018 was $23,575,181,469, a 4.69% increase from 2017.
| Ghana External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
$36,181,556,008 |
13.52% |
| 2020 |
$31,871,093,085 |
17.69% |
| 2019 |
$27,081,567,334 |
14.87% |
| 2018 |
$23,575,181,469 |
4.69% |
| 2017 |
$22,519,494,698 |
5.61% |
| 2016 |
$21,323,164,659 |
6.19% |
| 2015 |
$20,079,743,604 |
12.56% |
| 2014 |
$17,838,883,641 |
10.70% |
| 2013 |
$16,115,216,917 |
34.38% |
| 2012 |
$11,992,642,180 |
15.18% |
| 2011 |
$10,411,713,580 |
24.46% |
| 2010 |
$8,365,239,757 |
26.55% |
| 2009 |
$6,610,060,990 |
40.09% |
| 2008 |
$4,718,475,856 |
9.78% |
| 2007 |
$4,298,139,557 |
16.17% |
| 2006 |
$3,699,920,203 |
-49.56% |
| 2005 |
$7,334,787,205 |
1.31% |
| 2004 |
$7,239,727,089 |
-12.78% |
| 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% |
