Net foreign assets in Ghana
Ghana: Net foreign assets was 4.73 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Ghana, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4.73 billion current US$ for net foreign assets in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.3% on the previous year and up 4,134.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Ghana peaked at 4.73 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -870.48 million current US$, in 1989.
Ghana ranks 10th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.11 million current US$ | -80.54 million current US$ | 295.96 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.15 million current US$ | -31.31 million current US$ | 165.69 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -515.38 million current US$ | -870.48 million current US$ | -60.44 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.84 million current US$ | -771.13 million current US$ | 370.88 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 billion current US$ | -83.35 million current US$ | 2.54 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 billion current US$ | 3.69 billion current US$ | 4.73 billion current US$ | 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$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -17,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Ghana?
- Net foreign assets in Ghana was 4.73 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.73 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -870.48 million current US$ in 1989.
- How does Ghana rank for net foreign assets?
- Ghana ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,134.1%. 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 foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.