Ghana - Current account balance
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Ghana was ($2,133,965,000) as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $123,499,500 in 1979 and ($5,704,034,000) in 2013.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | $17,574,110 |
| 1976 | ($74,043,770) |
| 1977 | ($79,748,090) |
| 1978 | ($45,940,350) |
| 1979 | $123,499,500 |
| 1980 | $30,200,000 |
| 1981 | ($419,181,800) |
| 1982 | ($107,279,800) |
| 1983 | ($172,164,700) |
| 1984 | ($38,800,000) |
| 1985 | ($133,900,000) |
| 1986 | ($85,320,000) |
| 1987 | ($97,900,000) |
| 1988 | ($67,100,000) |
| 1989 | ($93,900,000) |
| 1990 | ($223,200,000) |
| 1991 | ($252,052,000) |
| 1992 | ($377,000,000) |
| 1993 | ($558,800,000) |
| 1994 | ($254,600,000) |
| 1995 | ($143,700,000) |
| 1996 | ($306,850,000) |
| 1997 | ($403,464,000) |
| 1998 | ($521,730,000) |
| 1999 | ($964,300,000) |
| 2000 | ($386,417,600) |
| 2001 | ($427,467,900) |
| 2002 | ($105,237,600) |
| 2003 | $101,686,600 |
| 2004 | ($590,188,300) |
| 2005 | ($1,104,610,000) |
| 2006 | ($1,056,074,000) |
| 2007 | ($2,378,784,000) |
| 2008 | ($3,327,429,000) |
| 2009 | ($1,897,165,000) |
| 2010 | ($2,747,340,000) |
| 2011 | ($3,541,316,000) |
| 2012 | ($4,911,714,000) |
| 2013 | ($5,704,034,000) |
| 2014 | ($3,694,575,000) |
| 2015 | ($2,823,640,000) |
| 2016 | ($2,832,047,000) |
| 2017 | ($2,002,640,000) |
| 2018 | ($2,044,594,000) |
| 2019 | ($1,863,972,000) |
| 2020 | ($2,133,965,000) |
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Ghana was -3.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 3.07 in 1979, while its lowest value was -12.49 in 1999.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.63 |
| 1976 | -2.68 |
| 1977 | -2.50 |
| 1978 | -1.25 |
| 1979 | 3.07 |
| 1980 | 0.68 |
| 1981 | -9.93 |
| 1982 | -2.66 |
| 1983 | -4.24 |
| 1984 | -0.88 |
| 1985 | -2.97 |
| 1986 | -1.49 |
| 1987 | -1.93 |
| 1988 | -1.29 |
| 1989 | -1.79 |
| 1990 | -3.79 |
| 1991 | -3.82 |
| 1992 | -5.88 |
| 1993 | -9.37 |
| 1994 | -4.68 |
| 1995 | -2.22 |
| 1996 | -4.42 |
| 1997 | -5.85 |
| 1998 | -6.97 |
| 1999 | -12.49 |
| 2000 | -7.75 |
| 2001 | -8.04 |
| 2002 | -1.71 |
| 2003 | 1.33 |
| 2004 | -6.65 |
| 2005 | -10.28 |
| 2006 | -5.17 |
| 2007 | -9.58 |
| 2008 | -11.60 |
| 2009 | -7.28 |
| 2010 | -8.53 |
| 2011 | -9.00 |
| 2012 | -11.90 |
| 2013 | -9.08 |
| 2014 | -6.74 |
| 2015 | -5.72 |
| 2016 | -5.04 |
| 2017 | -3.32 |
| 2018 | -3.04 |
| 2019 | -2.73 |
| 2020 | -3.11 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
