Ghana - Net current transfers from abroad

Net current transfers from abroad (current US$)

The latest value for Net current transfers from abroad (current US$) in Ghana was $2,775,146,000 as of 2017. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,130,349,000 in 2016 and ($15,688,570) in 1968.

Definition: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1967 ($15,102,020)
1968 ($15,688,570)
1969 ($12,746,960)
1970 ($9,805,354)
1971 ($8,701,588)
1972 ($3,001,482)
1973 ($6,338,028)
1974 ($3,726,708)
1975 $24,468,090
1976 ($4,237,288)
1977 ($6,000,000)
1978 ($5,061,082)
1979 ($2,564,103)
1980 ($3,319,502)
1981 ($4,186,046)
1982 ($1,213,819)
1983 ($1,807,760)
1984 $72,700,580
1985 $32,602,670
1986 $72,900,820
1987 $201,598,600
1988 $172,490,700
1989 $202,208,700
1990 $202,007,500
1991 $219,399,500
1992 $254,949,700
1993 $517,248,100
1994 $472,350,400
1995 $523,823,200
1996 $482,357,800
1997 $560,292,000
1998 $742,389,700
1999 $620,967,700
2000 $650,322,400
2001 $863,218,800
2002 $838,659,500
2003 $1,113,123,000
2004 $1,713,059,000
2005 $1,681,153,000
2006 $1,792,224,000
2007 $2,048,981,000
2008 $2,223,177,000
2009 $2,098,115,000
2010 $2,323,256,000
2011 $2,582,385,000
2012 $2,366,970,000
2013 $1,912,718,000
2014 $2,035,155,000
2015 $2,584,518,000
2016 $3,130,349,000
2017 $2,775,146,000

Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU)

The value for Net current transfers from abroad (current LCU) in Ghana was 12,073,270,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,239,040,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of -8,200 in 1983.

Definition: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1967 -1,300
1968 -1,600
1969 -1,300
1970 -1,000
1971 -900
1972 -400
1973 -900
1974 -600
1975 4,600
1976 -1,000
1977 -2,100
1978 -2,900
1979 -1,800
1980 -3,200
1981 -7,200
1982 -2,600
1983 -8,200
1984 445,800
1985 248,300
1986 650,900
1987 2,963,500
1988 3,488,400
1989 5,456,700
1990 6,588,600
1991 8,073,900
1992 11,141,300
1993 33,569,400
1994 45,156,700
1995 62,806,400
1996 78,865,500
1997 114,747,800
1998 171,640,500
1999 165,550,000
2000 354,360,700
2001 618,323,600
2002 664,553,800
2003 964,854,900
2004 1,540,897,000
2005 1,521,780,000
2006 1,640,064,000
2007 1,910,880,000
2008 2,339,450,000
2009 2,947,852,000
2010 3,322,256,000
2011 3,926,775,000
2012 4,319,482,000
2013 3,789,860,000
2014 5,895,029,000
2015 9,600,452,000
2016 12,239,040,000
2017 12,073,270,000

Net current transfers from abroad (constant LCU)

The value for Net current transfers from abroad (constant LCU) in Ghana was 2,196,698,000 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,300,209,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 1,720,314,000 in 2010.

Definition: Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net current transfers from abroad is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2006 1,867,309,000
2007 1,963,608,000
2008 2,069,456,000
2009 2,300,209,000
2010 1,720,314,000
2011 2,196,698,000

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts