Ghana - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Ghana was -3.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 3.07 in 1979, while its lowest value was -12.49 in 1999.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.63 |
| 1976 | -2.68 |
| 1977 | -2.50 |
| 1978 | -1.25 |
| 1979 | 3.07 |
| 1980 | 0.68 |
| 1981 | -9.93 |
| 1982 | -2.66 |
| 1983 | -4.24 |
| 1984 | -0.88 |
| 1985 | -2.97 |
| 1986 | -1.49 |
| 1987 | -1.93 |
| 1988 | -1.29 |
| 1989 | -1.79 |
| 1990 | -3.79 |
| 1991 | -3.82 |
| 1992 | -5.88 |
| 1993 | -9.37 |
| 1994 | -4.68 |
| 1995 | -2.22 |
| 1996 | -4.42 |
| 1997 | -5.85 |
| 1998 | -6.97 |
| 1999 | -12.49 |
| 2000 | -7.75 |
| 2001 | -8.04 |
| 2002 | -1.71 |
| 2003 | 1.33 |
| 2004 | -6.65 |
| 2005 | -10.28 |
| 2006 | -5.17 |
| 2007 | -9.58 |
| 2008 | -11.60 |
| 2009 | -7.28 |
| 2010 | -8.53 |
| 2011 | -9.00 |
| 2012 | -11.90 |
| 2013 | -9.08 |
| 2014 | -6.74 |
| 2015 | -5.72 |
| 2016 | -5.04 |
| 2017 | -3.32 |
| 2018 | -3.04 |
| 2019 | -2.73 |
| 2020 | -3.11 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
