Current account balance in Ghana
Ghana: Current account balance was -9.2% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Current account balance in Ghana, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -9.2% for current account balance in 2011.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 24th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current account balance in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -10.4% | — |
| 2006 | -5.2% | -50.0% |
| 2007 | -9.7% | +85.6% |
| 2008 | -11.7% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | -7.3% | -37.4% |
| 2010 | -8.7% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | -9.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.9% | -11.7% | -5.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -9.0% | -9.2% | -8.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More trade data for Ghana
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 165.79 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.79 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 102.71 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 190.34 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.96 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.11 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4631 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 11.04 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 16.60 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Ghana?
- Current account balance in Ghana was -9.2% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was -5.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.7% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for current account balance?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.