Ghana — Central government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2024 · 100 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Ghana, the central government debt reading was 70.5% of GDP in 2024, compared with 76.4% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −5.86 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 67.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2005–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 76.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 85.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 79.2 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 72.3 % of GDP |
15 earlier values, back to 2005
| 2019 | 58.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 62 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 57 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 55.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 53.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 50.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 42.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 35.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 31.2 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 32.9 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 25.4 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 23.2 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 21.1 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 31.7 % of GDP |