Ghana - External balance on goods and services
External balance on goods and services (current US$)
The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Ghana was ($2,468,783,000) as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $124,647,900 in 1973 and ($6,205,507,000) in 2013.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | ($88,245,670) |
| 1961 | ($134,469,600) |
| 1962 | ($58,830,450) |
| 1963 | ($96,650,020) |
| 1964 | ($68,635,530) |
| 1965 | ($197,502,200) |
| 1966 | ($106,455,100) |
| 1967 | ($44,144,370) |
| 1968 | ($7,844,283) |
| 1969 | ($11,766,430) |
| 1970 | ($30,396,600) |
| 1971 | ($108,286,400) |
| 1972 | $116,307,400 |
| 1973 | $124,647,900 |
| 1974 | ($100,621,100) |
| 1975 | $26,063,830 |
| 1976 | ($9,322,034) |
| 1977 | ($33,428,570) |
| 1978 | ($48,691,100) |
| 1979 | $2,849,003 |
| 1980 | ($30,601,660) |
| 1981 | ($23,953,490) |
| 1982 | $14,379,090 |
| 1983 | ($17,570,550) |
| 1984 | ($120,303,300) |
| 1985 | ($132,196,400) |
| 1986 | ($203,873,600) |
| 1987 | ($331,027,200) |
| 1988 | ($305,567,200) |
| 1989 | ($399,166,500) |
| 1990 | ($528,400,200) |
| 1991 | ($564,747,300) |
| 1992 | ($740,272,300) |
| 1993 | ($964,223,400) |
| 1994 | ($626,335,700) |
| 1995 | ($545,024,200) |
| 1996 | ($553,452,000) |
| 1997 | ($1,418,318,000) |
| 1998 | ($961,816,200) |
| 1999 | ($1,354,625,000) |
| 2000 | ($919,064,800) |
| 2001 | ($1,040,650,000) |
| 2002 | ($755,791,000) |
| 2003 | ($1,215,771,000) |
| 2004 | ($1,870,743,000) |
| 2005 | ($2,715,510,000) |
| 2006 | ($3,175,944,000) |
| 2007 | ($4,047,967,000) |
| 2008 | ($5,579,531,000) |
| 2009 | ($3,389,121,000) |
| 2010 | ($5,288,202,000) |
| 2011 | ($4,886,575,000) |
| 2012 | ($5,138,068,000) |
| 2013 | ($6,205,507,000) |
| 2014 | ($4,039,007,000) |
| 2015 | ($4,376,366,000) |
| 2016 | ($3,083,761,000) |
| 2017 | ($1,688,126,000) |
| 2018 | ($705,785,500) |
| 2019 | ($1,315,910,000) |
| 2020 | ($2,468,783,000) |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU)
The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Ghana was -13,814,570,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,800 in 1982 and a minimum value of -16,256,450,000 in 2015.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -6,300 |
| 1961 | -9,600 |
| 1962 | -4,200 |
| 1963 | -6,900 |
| 1964 | -4,900 |
| 1965 | -14,100 |
| 1966 | -7,600 |
| 1967 | -3,800 |
| 1968 | -800 |
| 1969 | -1,200 |
| 1970 | -3,100 |
| 1971 | -11,200 |
| 1972 | 15,500 |
| 1973 | 17,700 |
| 1974 | -16,200 |
| 1975 | 4,900 |
| 1976 | -2,200 |
| 1977 | -11,700 |
| 1978 | -27,900 |
| 1979 | 2,000 |
| 1980 | -29,500 |
| 1981 | -41,200 |
| 1982 | 30,800 |
| 1983 | -79,700 |
| 1984 | -737,700 |
| 1985 | -1,006,800 |
| 1986 | -1,820,300 |
| 1987 | -4,866,100 |
| 1988 | -6,179,700 |
| 1989 | -10,771,700 |
| 1990 | -17,234,100 |
| 1991 | -20,782,700 |
| 1992 | -32,349,900 |
| 1993 | -62,578,100 |
| 1994 | -59,877,700 |
| 1995 | -65,348,400 |
| 1996 | -90,489,400 |
| 1997 | -290,471,500 |
| 1998 | -222,371,900 |
| 1999 | -361,143,100 |
| 2000 | -500,798,400 |
| 2001 | -745,417,500 |
| 2002 | -598,888,800 |
| 2003 | -1,053,830,000 |
| 2004 | -1,682,734,000 |
| 2005 | -2,458,080,000 |
| 2006 | -2,906,306,000 |
| 2007 | -3,775,134,000 |
| 2008 | -5,871,340,000 |
| 2009 | -4,761,715,000 |
| 2010 | -7,562,129,000 |
| 2011 | -7,430,525,000 |
| 2012 | -9,376,461,000 |
| 2013 | -12,295,590,000 |
| 2014 | -11,699,390,000 |
| 2015 | -16,256,450,000 |
| 2016 | -12,056,890,000 |
| 2017 | -7,344,194,000 |
| 2018 | -3,236,238,000 |
| 2019 | -6,865,627,000 |
| 2020 | -13,814,570,000 |
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)
The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Ghana was 1,272,436,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,706,674,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of -12,295,590,000 in 2013.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2013 | -12,295,590,000 |
| 2014 | -6,262,064,000 |
| 2015 | -3,717,930,000 |
| 2016 | -2,206,145,000 |
| 2017 | 3,743,607,000 |
| 2018 | 4,706,674,000 |
| 2019 | 3,876,899,000 |
| 2020 | 1,272,436,000 |
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Ghana was -3.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.51 in 1972, while its lowest value was -25.27 in 2005.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -7.25 |
| 1961 | -10.32 |
| 1962 | -4.26 |
| 1963 | -6.27 |
| 1964 | -3.96 |
| 1965 | -9.62 |
| 1966 | -5.01 |
| 1967 | -2.53 |
| 1968 | -0.47 |
| 1969 | -0.60 |
| 1970 | -1.37 |
| 1971 | -4.48 |
| 1972 | 5.51 |
| 1973 | 5.06 |
| 1974 | -3.48 |
| 1975 | 0.93 |
| 1976 | -0.34 |
| 1977 | -1.05 |
| 1978 | -1.33 |
| 1979 | 0.07 |
| 1980 | -0.69 |
| 1981 | -0.57 |
| 1982 | 0.36 |
| 1983 | -0.43 |
| 1984 | -2.73 |
| 1985 | -2.93 |
| 1986 | -3.56 |
| 1987 | -6.52 |
| 1988 | -5.88 |
| 1989 | -7.60 |
| 1990 | -8.97 |
| 1991 | -8.56 |
| 1992 | -11.54 |
| 1993 | -16.16 |
| 1994 | -11.50 |
| 1995 | -8.43 |
| 1996 | -7.98 |
| 1997 | -20.58 |
| 1998 | -12.86 |
| 1999 | -17.55 |
| 2000 | -18.44 |
| 2001 | -19.58 |
| 2002 | -12.26 |
| 2003 | -15.93 |
| 2004 | -21.06 |
| 2005 | -25.27 |
| 2006 | -15.54 |
| 2007 | -16.30 |
| 2008 | -19.46 |
| 2009 | -13.01 |
| 2010 | -16.42 |
| 2011 | -12.42 |
| 2012 | -12.45 |
| 2013 | -9.88 |
| 2014 | -7.37 |
| 2015 | -8.86 |
| 2016 | -5.49 |
| 2017 | -2.79 |
| 2018 | -1.05 |
| 2019 | -1.93 |
| 2020 | -3.60 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
