Ghana's gross debt / gdp rose from 47.6 % in 1995 to 70.3 % in 2024.
Ghana · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 13 with data
Ghana's interest payments (% of revenue) rose from 10.2 % in 1990 to 21.6 % in 2023.
Ghana's external debt stocks (% of gni) fell from 93.8 % in 1995 to 46.9 % in 2024.
Ghana's fiscal balance fell from -4.5 % in 1995 to -6.2 % in 2024.
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- Central gov. revenuedown −0.5 pts98th of 111
- Central gov. expenseup +1.9 pts74th of 111
- Gov. revenueup +0.6 pts159th of 183
- Gov. expenditureup +3.5 pts135th of 183
- Tax revenueup +0.1 pts94th of 113
- Military spendingdown −0.0 pts141st of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −5.8 %111th of 151
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- Health spendingdown −0.7 pts177th of 192
- Education spendingdown −0.5 pts122nd of 164*
›No data available (5)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Ghana.
- Debt / GDPNo data
- Social spendingNo data
- Government effectiveness (WGI estimate)No data
- Control of corruption (WGI estimate)No data
- Rule of law (WGI estimate)No data