Ghana vs Iran: Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025)
Ghana
7.48 billion
in 2031
Iran
9.83 billion
in 2031
Ghana rank
11th
Iran rank
10th
Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025) over time
- Ghana
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 9.83 billion against 7.48 billion in Ghana, a difference of 2.35 billion.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 11th and Iran ranks 10th of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -146.14 million | -1.88 billion | 1.73 billion | Ghana |
| 1990s | -391.89 million | -514.77 million | 122.88 million | Ghana |
| 2000s | -1.05 billion | 12.52 billion | 13.57 billion | Iran |
| 2010s | -3.19 billion | 20.21 billion | 23.39 billion | Iran |
| 2020s | 4.79 billion | 4.85 billion | 62.40 million | Iran |
| 2030s | 8.15 billion | 8.93 billion | 783.75 million | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar, Ghana or Iran?
- Iran, at 9.83 billion against 7.48 billion in Ghana as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar between Ghana and Iran?
- 2.35 billion, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iran?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Ghana and Iran rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar?
- Ghana ranks 11th and Iran ranks 10th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.