Ghana - Changes in net reserves

Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$) in Ghana was ($549,995,200) as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,251,103,000 in 2019 and ($940,847,700) in 2008.

Definition: Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $106,330,400
1976 ($137,283,900)
1977 ($8,448,759)
1978 ($62,380,880)
1979 $84,086,530
1980 $13,293,110
1981 ($274,622,200)
1982 ($17,866,160)
1983 ($180,946,700)
1984 $35,594,100
1985 $14,129,480
1986 ($60,808,330)
1987 $140,064,500
1988 $181,135,800
1989 $156,592,300
1990 $27,605,240
1991 $151,227,300
1992 ($104,178,800)
1993 $33,847,970
1994 $253,087,400
1995 $182,786,800
1996 ($25,022,680)
1997 $77,214,980
1998 $27,625,700
1999 ($136,350,100)
2000 ($144,760,500)
2001 $67,365,970
2002 ($20,049,180)
2003 $655,046,000
2004 ($4,941,769)
2005 $124,628,000
2006 $418,452,500
2007 $412,472,100
2008 ($940,847,700)
2009 $1,029,371,000
2010 $560,644,400
2011 $450,747,100
2012 ($478,410,900)
2013 ($723,282,900)
2014 ($114,431,800)
2015 ($82,424,060)
2016 $261,111,800
2017 $996,018,800
2018 ($815,190,700)
2019 $1,251,103,000
2020 ($549,995,200)

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments