Reserve assets in Ghana
Ghana: Reserve assets was 8.98 billion US dollar in 2024. β² Rising
Reserve assets in Ghana, 2006β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets in Ghana is 8.98 billion US dollar, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.7% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets in Ghana peaked at 8.98 billion US dollar in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.02 billion US dollar, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 80th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.59 billion US dollar | 2.02 billion US dollar | 3.30 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.75 billion US dollar | 4.78 billion US dollar | 7.44 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.52 billion US dollar | 5.92 billion US dollar | 8.98 billion US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.34 billion SDR (2024)
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.36 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.43 billion SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.84 million SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 431.95 million SDR (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 8.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets in Ghana?
- Reserve assets in Ghana was 8.98 billion US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 billion US dollar in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserve assets recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 billion US dollar in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for reserve assets?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.