
Gross debt in Ghana
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Ghana in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 3.0 billion and 63.7 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 64 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,941 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Ghana total | Ghana per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 3.04 bn USD | 165 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 4.30 bn USD | 229 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 3.99 bn USD | 207 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 3.29 bn USD | 167 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 3.57 bn USD | 177 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 4.03 bn USD | 194 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 3.65 bn USD | 172 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 3.65 bn USD | 167 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 3.78 bn USD | 169 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 5.60 bn USD | 244 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 7.07 bn USD | 300 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 6.98 bn USD | 289 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 11.11 bn USD | 448 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 12.30 bn USD | 484 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 14.59 bn USD | 561 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 26.97 bn USD | 1,014 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 27.45 bn USD | 1,008 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 26.63 bn USD | 922 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 31.42 bn USD | 1,063 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 34.42 bn USD | 1,139 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 41.71 bn USD | 1,351 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 42.84 bn USD | 1,359 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 55.38 bn USD | 1,721 USD | 30,783 USD |
2021 | 63.72 bn USD | 1,941 USD | 33,695 USD |