Ghana - Interest payments
Interest payments (current LCU)
The value for Interest payments (current LCU) in Ghana was 19,769,260,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,769,260,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,731,800 in 1990.
Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,731,800 |
| 1991 | 4,282,800 |
| 1992 | 6,100,400 |
| 1993 | 13,477,800 |
| 2001 | 278,724,400 |
| 2002 | 299,900,000 |
| 2003 | 363,344,800 |
| 2004 | 347,238,600 |
| 2005 | 354,046,700 |
| 2006 | 393,372,600 |
| 2007 | 440,007,400 |
| 2008 | 679,176,600 |
| 2009 | 1,032,324,000 |
| 2010 | 1,439,359,000 |
| 2011 | 1,611,183,000 |
| 2012 | 2,436,153,000 |
| 2013 | 4,396,973,000 |
| 2014 | 7,080,869,000 |
| 2015 | 13,748,480,000 |
| 2016 | 11,528,960,000 |
| 2017 | 13,572,120,000 |
| 2018 | 15,821,820,000 |
| 2019 | 19,769,260,000 |
Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Ghana was 37.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 37.04 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.61 in 2007.
Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.22 |
| 1991 | 10.96 |
| 1992 | 16.66 |
| 1993 | 18.61 |
| 2001 | 29.28 |
| 2002 | 29.05 |
| 2003 | 22.15 |
| 2004 | 13.92 |
| 2005 | 12.07 |
| 2006 | 12.03 |
| 2007 | 9.61 |
| 2008 | 12.05 |
| 2009 | 15.18 |
| 2010 | 16.25 |
| 2011 | 12.46 |
| 2012 | 15.49 |
| 2013 | 23.83 |
| 2014 | 26.95 |
| 2015 | 27.15 |
| 2016 | 35.77 |
| 2017 | 34.19 |
| 2018 | 33.21 |
| 2019 | 37.04 |
Interest payments (% of expense)
Interest payments (% of expense) in Ghana was 31.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 39.13 in 2001, while its lowest value was 10.64 in 2007.
Definition: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.13 |
| 2002 | 30.64 |
| 2003 | 24.94 |
| 2004 | 18.51 |
| 2005 | 16.00 |
| 2006 | 13.46 |
| 2007 | 10.64 |
| 2008 | 10.95 |
| 2009 | 15.65 |
| 2010 | 15.51 |
| 2011 | 12.74 |
| 2012 | 12.03 |
| 2013 | 18.32 |
| 2014 | 24.54 |
| 2015 | 24.96 |
| 2016 | 28.71 |
| 2017 | 29.76 |
| 2018 | 29.13 |
| 2019 | 31.66 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance
