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Ghana: Debt service on external debt, long-term

1.60Bcurrent USD · 2025+42.9% since 2015

Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Ghana from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20251,604,628,026.9
20241,802,462,997.9
20233,040,945,552.2
20225,625,313,008.8
20213,145,007,619.3
20202,757,255,566.3
20199,189,870,216.2
20184,238,329,027.4
20176,222,233,724.8
20164,497,826,551.5
20151,122,746,002.1
20142,479,376,330
2013757,510,234.6
2012874,647,335.7
2011471,747,108.7
2010414,395,261.1
2009317,745,478.7
2008284,522,931.5
2007261,749,872.3
2006292,063,201.9
2005288,812,231.9
2004231,002,646.4
2003475,810,349.4
2002195,608,349.5
2001221,399,583.2
2000391,651,732.6
1999407,771,507.3
1998402,925,812.2
1997359,099,078.1
1996313,784,764.3
1995260,323,737.2
1994249,863,492.5
1993205,626,691.1
1992215,554,375.1
1991177,923,151.7
1990202,568,266.9
1989217,289,140.7
1988212,657,243.2
1987166,668,087.3
1986129,349,123.8
198595,253,786
198488,949,270
1983110,681,470.6
198271,213,949
198169,250,000.9
1980107,711,786.9
197973,864,348.1
197867,908,590.7
197737,914,744.1
197651,930,975.9
197554,827,362.2
197427,241,754.8
197323,204,135.7
197214,387,526.2
197128,449,919.9
197026,237,550.4

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World Bank (2026). Debt service on external debt, long-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-debt-service-on-external-debt-long-term (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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