Ghana recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 70.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Ghana averaged 48.04 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 85.70 percent of GDP in 2022 and a record low of 18.50 percent of GDP in 2006. source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Government Debt to GDP in Ghana is expected to reach 67.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ghana Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 63.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 65.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -4.80 -3.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 70.50 76.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024



Ghana Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
70.50 76.40 85.70 18.50 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly