Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Ghana's government debt stands at 48.81% as of 2025-12-31, down from 70.14% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Ghana's government debt was 48.81%, down from 70.14% in 2024.
In 2024, Ghana's government debt was 70.14%, down from 79.09% in 2023.
In 2023, Ghana's government debt was 79.09%, down from 92.72% in 2022.
In 2022, Ghana's government debt was 92.72%, up from 86.88% in 2021.
In 2021, Ghana's government debt was 86.88%, up from 79.09% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.81% | -21.33% |
| 2024 | 70.14% | -8.96% |
| 2023 | 79.09% | -13.63% |
| 2022 | 92.72% | +5.85% |
| 2021 | 86.88% | +7.79% |
| 2020 | 79.09% | +16.16% |
| 2019 | 62.93% | +0.9508% |
| 2018 | 61.98% | +4.99% |
| 2017 | 56.98% | +1.04% |
| 2016 | 55.94% | +2.05% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +3.78% |
| 2014 | 50.11% | +7.18% |
| 2013 | 42.93% | +7.46% |
| 2012 | 35.47% | +4.25% |
| 2011 | 31.22% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 32.92% | +7.53% |
| 2009 | 25.39% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.19% | +2.12% |
| 2007 | 21.06% | +3.77% |
| 2006 | 17.29% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 31.69% | -6.67% |
| 2004 | 38.36% | -10.93% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | -4.76% |
| 2002 | 54.06% | -3.71% |
| 2001 | 57.77% | -16.69% |
| 2000 | 74.46% | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 51.66% | +14.07% |
| 1998 | 37.59% | -7.56% |
| 1997 | 45.15% | +2.28% |
| 1996 | 42.87% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Ghana's government debt is 48.81% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 70.14% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 92.72% (2022); the lowest is 17.29% (2006), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.