Banking survey: claims on private sector in Ghana
Ghana: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 13.35 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Ghana, 1989–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 13.35 billion current LCU for banking survey: claims on private sector in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 823.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Ghana peaked at 1.64 trillion current LCU in 1993 and was at its lowest, 283.86 million current LCU, in 1994.
Ghana ranks 41st of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 273.27 billion current LCU | 273.27 billion current LCU | 273.27 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 1990s | 387.93 billion current LCU | 283.86 million current LCU | 1.64 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 billion current LCU | 1.45 billion current LCU | 12.59 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.35 billion current LCU | 13.35 billion current LCU | 13.35 billion current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,823 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.84 million SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 431.95 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.36 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 155.67 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Ghana?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Ghana was 13.35 billion current LCU in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 trillion current LCU in 1993.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 283.86 million current LCU in 1994.
- How does Ghana rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2010.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 823.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.