Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1,743 current LCU per person in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Ghana, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2024, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ghana stood at 1,743 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 295.5% on the previous year and up 456.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ghana peaked at 1,743 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -342.3 current LCU per person, in 2022.
That places Ghana 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 current LCU per person | -0.0009 current LCU per person | 0.003 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 current LCU per person | -0.0005 current LCU per person | 0.002 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5161 current LCU per person | -1.76 current LCU per person | -0.0014 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 current LCU per person | -1.73 current LCU per person | 4.62 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.38 current LCU per person | -2.99 current LCU per person | 141.47 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 397.5 current LCU per person | 196.4 current LCU per person | 671.55 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 512.29 current LCU per person | -342.3 current LCU per person | 1,743 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 152 Palestine 2,181 current LCU per person compare
- 153 Panama 2,174 current LCU per person compare
- 154 Bolivia 2,064 current LCU per person compare
- 156 Portugal 1,675 current LCU per person compare
- 157 Samoa 1,561 current LCU per person compare
- 158 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 1,524 current LCU per person compare
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 foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ghana?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Ghana was 1,743 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,743 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -342.3 current LCU per person in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 456.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.