Net foreign assets, flow in Ghana
Ghana: Net foreign assets, flow was 1.90 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets, flow in Ghana, 1961–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets, flow in Ghana is 1.90 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1,251.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Ghana peaked at 1.90 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -83.56 million current LCU, in 1999.
That places Ghana 28th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | -3,262 current LCU | -8,970 current LCU | -1,210 current LCU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,506 current LCU | -20,983 current LCU | 16,740 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.64 million current LCU | -8.55 million current LCU | 22,492 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.91 million current LCU | -83.56 million current LCU | 25.17 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 359.75 million current LCU | -61.44 million current LCU | 913.71 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 billion current LCU | 1.84 billion current LCU | 1.90 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 foreign assets, flow in Ghana?
- Net foreign assets, flow in Ghana was 1.90 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -83.56 million current LCU in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for net foreign assets, flow?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,251.6%. 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, flow (current LCU). 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 local currency.