World Bank · Public Sector

Ghana: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-1.70percent · 2023+79.5% since 2013

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Ghana from 2001 to 2023.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023-1.701
2022-9.988
2021-9.243
2020-10.898
2019-4.265
2018-3.7
2017-4.66
2016-7.108
2015-5.256
2014-7.317
2013-8.31
2012-10.292
2011-3.918
2010-7.2
2009-5.647
2008-5.874
2007-4.687
2006-4.115
2005-1.409
2004-1.36
2003-3.622
2002-5.021
2001-6.507

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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