Ghana - Short term debt

Short-term debt (% of total reserves)

Short-term debt (% of total reserves) in Ghana was 65.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 171.48 in 2000, while its lowest value was 2.71 in 1976.

Definition: Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total reserves includes gold.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 11.94
1971 12.34
1972 15.64
1973 13.22
1974 9.02
1975 3.95
1976 2.71
1977 123.51
1978 112.28
1979 50.78
1980 39.68
1981 106.63
1982 66.12
1983 31.86
1984 55.50
1985 34.48
1986 30.29
1987 36.66
1988 25.20
1989 46.96
1990 103.48
1991 61.07
1992 100.69
1993 91.64
1994 84.15
1995 77.28
1996 70.27
1997 109.68
1998 157.98
1999 134.29
2000 171.48
2001 122.02
2002 100.14
2003 51.51
2004 31.47
2005 40.69
2006 52.08
2007 54.97
2008 55.93
2009 40.93
2010 40.55
2011 45.56
2012 44.68
2013 65.33
2014 55.40
2015 57.54
2016 47.53
2017 47.37
2018 57.74
2019 61.01
2020 65.15

Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Ghana was 22.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 41.96 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.34 in 1976.

Definition: Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1975 0.65
1976 0.34
1977 21.98
1978 36.77
1979 17.50
1980 10.78
1981 34.41
1982 29.12
1983 19.43
1984 39.67
1985 28.16
1986 23.49
1987 13.42
1988 8.16
1989 22.90
1990 33.73
1991 36.72
1992 36.82
1993 39.41
1994 41.96
1995 38.94
1996 37.35
1997 40.29
1998 28.20
1999 28.86
2000 21.57
2001 18.99
2002 24.64
2003 23.56
2004 15.95
2005 19.53
2006 22.80
2007 20.03
2008 15.74
2009 19.54
2010 22.04
2011 18.39
2012 15.46
2013 22.14
2014 20.05
2015 19.60
2016 15.75
2017 16.02
2018 15.73
2019 17.70
2020 22.51

Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Ghana was 16.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 31.94 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.43 in 1976.

Definition: Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.89
1971 0.98
1972 2.70
1973 3.39
1974 1.25
1975 0.81
1976 0.43
1977 21.03
1978 28.68
1979 15.89
1980 9.35
1981 18.60
1982 14.00
1983 5.57
1984 12.36
1985 8.44
1986 6.83
1987 3.67
1988 2.50
1989 6.02
1990 8.25
1991 8.98
1992 9.19
1993 9.70
1994 10.60
1995 10.47
1996 10.15
1997 10.67
1998 10.35
1999 10.11
2000 7.86
2001 6.69
2002 8.34
2003 9.12
2004 7.60
2005 10.52
2006 31.94
2007 28.37
2008 23.87
2009 22.86
2010 25.00
2011 25.88
2012 21.74
2013 22.65
2014 17.28
2015 16.46
2016 13.24
2017 14.96
2018 15.68
2019 17.26
2020 16.40

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt