Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana

Ghana: Foreign liabilities per capita was 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
1,019 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
119th
of 149 countries
All-time high
17,316 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
1,019 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana, 1995–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1995200720201995: 17.3k real chained 2019 US$1996: 12.7k real chained 2019 US$1997: 10.1k real chained 2019 US$1998: 8.8k real chained 2019 US$1999: 8.6k real chained 2019 US$2000: 6.0k real chained 2019 US$2001: 4.2k real chained 2019 US$2002: 3.9k real chained 2019 US$2003: 3.9k real chained 2019 US$2004: 2.6k real chained 2019 US$2005: 2.3k real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.7k real chained 2019 US$2007: 2.2k real chained 2019 US$2008: 2.3k real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.3k real chained 2019 US$2010: 2.6k real chained 2019 US$2011: 2.7k real chained 2019 US$2012: 2.4k real chained 2019 US$2013: 2.3k real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.8k real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2018: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2020: 1.0k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana peaked at 17,316 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,019 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

That places Ghana 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,514 real chained 2019 US$ 8,580 real chained 2019 US$ 17,316 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 3,149 real chained 2019 US$ 1,677 real chained 2019 US$ 6,010 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1,876 real chained 2019 US$ 1,145 real chained 2019 US$ 2,696 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 116 Solomon Islands 1,170 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 117 India 1,095 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 118 Togo 1,060 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 120 Lesotho 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 121 Cameroon 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 122 Burkina Faso 898.07 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Ghana was 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 17,316 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does Ghana rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Ghana ranks 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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