Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Ghana
Ghana: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 2.00 billion in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Ghana, 1950–2006
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Ghana is 2.00 billion, measured in 2006. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 44.6% on the previous year and up 3,367.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Ghana peaked at 2.00 billion in 2006 and was at its lowest, -58.74 million, in 2000.
That places Ghana 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 10,860 | — |
| 1951 | 13,570 | +25.0% |
| 1952 | 15,200 | +12.0% |
| 1953 | 16,410 | +8.0% |
| 1954 | 24,620 | +50.0% |
| 1955 | 26,720 | +8.5% |
| 1956 | 25,210 | -5.7% |
| 1957 | 21,690 | -14.0% |
| 1958 | 22,880 | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 23,860 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 21,140 | -11.4% |
| 1961 | 12,170 | -42.4% |
| 1962 | 10,960 | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 7,070 | -35.5% |
| 1964 | 5,280 | -25.3% |
| 1965 | -410 | -107.8% |
| 1966 | -2,390 | +482.9% |
| 1967 | -5,051 | +111.4% |
| 1968 | -6,360 | +25.9% |
| 1969 | -8,218 | +29.2% |
| 1970 | -3,195 | -61.1% |
| 1971 | -4,239 | +32.7% |
| 1972 | 8,581 | -302.4% |
| 1973 | 19,055 | +122.0% |
| 1974 | -1,929 | -110.1% |
| 1975 | 10,603 | -649.8% |
| 1976 | -650.82 | -106.1% |
| 1977 | 1,451 | -323.0% |
| 1978 | 18,191 | +1153.6% |
| 1979 | 6,846 | -62.4% |
| 1980 | -16,622 | -342.8% |
| 1981 | -57,951 | +248.7% |
| 1982 | -35,459 | -38.8% |
| 1983 | -931,096 | +2525.8% |
| 1984 | -2.33 million | +150.5% |
| 1985 | -4.01 million | +71.7% |
| 1986 | -6.64 million | +65.6% |
| 1987 | -15.18 million | +128.8% |
| 1988 | -19.29 million | +27.0% |
| 1989 | -26.38 million | +36.8% |
| 1990 | -26.59 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | -1.42 million | -94.7% |
| 1992 | -12.22 million | +761.2% |
| 1993 | -11.37 million | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 12.04 million | -205.8% |
| 1995 | 36.29 million | +201.5% |
| 1996 | 57.74 million | +59.1% |
| 1997 | 78.82 million | +36.5% |
| 1998 | 86.25 million | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 2.69 million | -96.9% |
| 2000 | -58.74 million | -2281.4% |
| 2001 | 88.07 million | -249.9% |
| 2002 | 273.45 million | +210.5% |
| 2003 | 938.77 million | +243.3% |
| 2004 | 1.25 billion | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 1.38 billion | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 2.00 billion | +44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,102 | 10,860 | 26,720 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,419 | -8,218 | 21,140 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,471 | -4,239 | 19,055 | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.49 million | -26.38 million | -16,622 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.22 million | -26.59 million | 86.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 840.36 million | -58.74 million | 2.00 billion | 7 |
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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Ghana?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Ghana was 2.00 billion in 2006, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 billion in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.74 million in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 178 countries with data for 2006.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,367.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.