Ghana - Total debt service

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Ghana was 12.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 56.92 in 1988, while its lowest value was 2.40 in 2011.

Definition: Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1975 6.49
1976 5.81
1977 3.72
1978 7.41
1979 8.89
1980 13.11
1981 14.25
1982 15.56
1983 30.41
1984 21.72
1985 23.58
1986 28.32
1987 45.80
1988 56.92
1989 50.77
1990 38.79
1991 28.13
1992 28.35
1993 25.64
1994 26.69
1995 25.44
1996 27.57
1997 33.25
1998 22.76
1999 21.15
2000 19.04
2001 12.93
2002 8.59
2003 15.63
2004 8.03
2005 8.62
2006 5.58
2007 3.86
2008 3.23
2009 3.34
2010 3.38
2011 2.40
2012 2.99
2013 4.28
2014 5.25
2015 6.25
2016 9.52
2017 10.05
2018 11.71
2019 9.80
2020 12.04

Total debt service (% of GNI)

Total debt service (% of GNI) in Ghana was 3.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 10.77 in 1988, while its lowest value was 0.81 in 2008.

Definition: Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 2.36
1971 2.39
1972 1.56
1973 1.32
1974 1.14
1975 2.08
1976 1.89
1977 1.19
1978 2.02
1979 2.59
1980 3.59
1981 2.82
1982 2.76
1983 3.61
1984 3.04
1985 3.60
1986 4.07
1987 8.41
1988 10.77
1989 8.84
1990 6.37
1991 4.66
1992 5.06
1993 5.26
1994 6.92
1995 6.41
1996 7.11
1997 8.27
1998 7.95
1999 6.96
2000 9.67
2001 6.00
2002 3.68
2003 6.73
2004 3.19
2005 3.21
2006 1.42
2007 0.95
2008 0.81
2009 1.00
2010 1.01
2011 0.92
2012 1.29
2013 1.16
2014 1.55
2015 2.20
2016 3.13
2017 3.63
2018 4.21
2019 3.90
2020 3.88

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt