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Ghana: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

0.50percent · 2031+110.5% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Ghana from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20310.5projection
20300.5projection
20290.5projection
20280.5projection
20270.5projection
20261.5
20252.133
2024-2.053
2023-0.319
2022-4.323
2021-4.771
2020-11.167
2019-1.975
2018-1.351
20171.198
2016-1.496
20150.938
2014-3.35
2013-5.585
2012-5.743
2011-3.489
2010-4.913
2009-3.069
2008-3.994
2007-3.624
2006-1.719
2005-0.393
2004-0.25
20030.519
2002-0.893
2001-1.178
2000-0.959
1999-3.394
1998-2.461
1997-3.603
1996-3.483
1995-2.774
1994-3.199
1993-3.959
1992-3.71
1991-0.818
1990-1.4

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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