Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana

Ghana: Foreign liabilities per capita was 1,119 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,119 current US$
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
120th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1,278 current US$
in 2018
All-time low
353.66 current US$
in 2006
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana, 1995–2020

4006008001.0k1.2k1995200720201995: 378.1 current US$1996: 406.9 current US$1997: 415 current US$1998: 413.6 current US$1999: 422 current US$2000: 414.6 current US$2001: 408.6 current US$2002: 420.6 current US$2003: 542.8 current US$2004: 421.2 current US$2005: 440.6 current US$2006: 353.7 current US$2007: 511.6 current US$2008: 629 current US$2009: 761.3 current US$2010: 937.8 current US$2011: 1.1k current US$2012: 1.0k current US$2013: 1.1k current US$2014: 1.0k current US$2015: 1.0k current US$2016: 1.2k current US$2017: 1.2k current US$2018: 1.3k current US$2019: 1.1k current US$2020: 1.1k current US$

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 120th out of 150 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 117 Zimbabwe 1,324 current US$ compare
  2. 118 Solomon Islands 1,205 current US$ compare
  3. 119 India 1,168 current US$ compare
  4. 121 Togo 1,080 current US$ compare
  5. 122 Lesotho 995.52 current US$ compare
  6. 123 Cameroon 927.33 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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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 120th out of 150 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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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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