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Ghana: Debt service on external debt, total

2.73Bcurrent USD · 2024+6.2% since 2014

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Ghana from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20242,729,878,836.7
20233,856,390,448.4
20225,857,919,216.5
20213,309,815,558.8
20202,905,487,631.3
20199,385,877,852.5
20184,413,150,154.9
20176,357,700,977.6
20164,611,538,710.9
20151,244,422,207.6
20142,570,910,339.8
2013862,456,980.1
2012958,681,739.9
2011519,341,105
2010467,768,152.1
2009355,886,881.4
2008313,015,382.2
2007296,385,009.8
2006325,252,901
2005352,084,625.5
2004277,254,091.8
2003502,193,608.3
2002222,097,579.3
2001312,287,321.7
2000467,600,895.9
1999526,160,036
1998582,311,791.2
1997559,036,281.6
1996482,544,864.2
1995405,865,160
1994368,905,573.1
1993308,194,889.1
1992319,047,133.9
1991301,432,617.8
1990368,040,248.1
1989453,880,561.6
1988545,659,709.8
1987415,014,373
1986227,935,863.6
1985159,395,839.4
1984132,870,052.7
1983145,234,162
1982111,044,616.6
1981118,545,462.7
1980159,050,865.9
1979103,589,307.9
197873,945,122.6
197737,914,744.1
197651,930,975.9
197558,070,210.7
197432,858,247
197332,350,035.5
197232,562,144.2
197156,634,922.4
197051,137,550.4

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

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