Net domestic credit, flow in Ghana
Ghana: Net domestic credit, flow was 3.37 billion current LCU in 2011. β Volatile
Net domestic credit, flow in Ghana, 1961β2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, net domestic credit, flow in Ghana stood at 3.37 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 1,148.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit, flow in Ghana peaked at 3.37 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 730 current LCU, in 1962.
Ghana ranks 39th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,803 current LCU | 730 current LCU | 14,320 current LCU | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,392 current LCU | 2,605 current LCU | 260,163 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 million current LCU | 216,298 current LCU | 8.81 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.92 million current LCU | 3.54 million current LCU | 244.38 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 983.43 million current LCU | 90.88 million current LCU | 3.13 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 billion current LCU | 2.56 billion current LCU | 3.37 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Ghana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 8.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.64 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 269.34 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 60.01 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 8.9% (2024)
- Broad money 29.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 8.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 12.56 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -17,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit, flow in Ghana?
- Net domestic credit, flow in Ghana was 3.37 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net domestic credit, flow recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit, flow recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 730 current LCU in 1962.
- How does Ghana rank for net domestic credit, flow?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net domestic credit, flow rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,148.0%. 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 Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the non financial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.