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Ghana: Net flows on external debt, public sector

164.92Mcurrent USD · 2025-92.7% since 2015

Public sector long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. 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. Reported as: PPG. 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
2025164,922,735.2
2024938,064,886.4
2023630,988,909.7
20221,429,967,395.5
20214,094,945,260.7
20202,882,539,061
20192,617,245,908.2
2018909,815,268.4
2017-20,919,634.1
20161,364,670,316.8
20152,250,258,091.9
20142,507,159,816.1
20132,676,365,952.9
20121,306,454,848.8
20111,341,988,235.1
20101,149,904,824.9
2009884,369,140.2
2008631,520,271
2007442,687,633.4
2006318,662,221.8
2005372,806,075.5
2004335,451,536.4
2003208,749,520.3
2002177,521,333.7
2001505,183,188.1
2000185,728,471.5
1999128,829,575
1998355,835,622.8
1997420,896,009
1996450,312,264.9
1995410,141,020.9
1994307,412,069.3
1993321,931,797.2
1992352,553,338.8
1991387,408,583.4
1990294,329,783.1
1989244,190,330.3
1988282,661,353
1987265,127,995.6
1986302,771,399.5
1985122,084,796.8
198449,580,421.4
198398,904,916.6
198273,869,975.9
198180,262,822.4
1980152,943,686.3
1979115,629,227.6
197889,437,924.2
197787,869,972.2
19762,964,976.8
1975-2,660,629.1
197422,782,730.2
197326,831,093.9
197234,081,553.7
197124,680,359
197027,715,200.7

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