Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign liabilities per capita was 1,119 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,119 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana peaked at 1,278 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 353.66 current US$, in 2006.
That places Ghana 121st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 378.06 current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 406.92 current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 414.99 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 413.58 current US$ | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 422.02 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 414.58 current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 408.6 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 420.6 current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 542.82 current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 421.25 current US$ | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 440.64 current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 353.66 current US$ | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 511.63 current US$ | +44.7% |
| 2008 | 629 current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 761.34 current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 937.76 current US$ | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 1,053 current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 1,049 current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,092 current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,025 current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1,010 current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,170 current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 1,198 current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,278 current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1,145 current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1,119 current US$ | -2.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,119 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,741 current US$, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,119 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 922.69 current US$, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +44.7% | 353.66 current US$ | 511.63 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407.11 current US$ | 378.06 current US$ | 422.02 current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 490.41 current US$ | 353.66 current US$ | 761.34 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,096 current US$ | 937.76 current US$ | 1,278 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,119 current US$ | 1,119 current US$ | 1,119 current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana?
- Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana was 1,119 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,278 current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 353.66 current US$ in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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