External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Ghana

Ghana: External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 59 countries
All-time high
2
in 2006
All-time low
0.5
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Ghana, 1980–2014

0.511.521980199720141980: 0.51981: 0.51982: 0.51983: 0.51984: 0.51985: 0.51986: 0.51987: 0.51988: 0.51989: 11990: 11991: 0.51992: 0.51993: 1.51994: 1.51995: 1.51996: 1.51997: 1.51998: 1.51999: 1.52000: 1.52001: 1.52002: 1.52003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 2 for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Ghana peaked at 2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1980.

Ghana ranks 1st of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Ghana, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 0.5
1981 0.5 +0.0%
1982 0.5 +0.0%
1983 0.5 +0.0%
1984 0.5 +0.0%
1985 0.5 +0.0%
1986 0.5 +0.0%
1987 0.5 +0.0%
1988 0.5 +0.0%
1989 1 +100.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 0.5 -50.0%
1992 0.5 +0.0%
1993 1.5 +200.0%
1994 1.5 +0.0%
1995 1.5 +0.0%
1996 1.5 +0.0%
1997 1.5 +0.0%
1998 1.5 +0.0%
1999 1.5 +0.0%
2000 1.5 +0.0%
2001 1.5 +0.0%
2002 1.5 +0.0%
2003 1 -33.3%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 2 +100.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.55 0.5 1 10
1990s 1.25 0.5 1.5 10
2000s 1.55 1 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Ghana?
External finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Ghana was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2006.
What is the lowest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1980.
How does Ghana rank for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit?
Ghana ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
Is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit
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