In the second quarter of 2023, Ghana's current account balance amounted to a surplus of 172.3 million U.S. dollars, showing a huge improvement from the same period in 2022, when the country registered a deficit of 690.6 million U.S. dollars. Furthermore, in the period under review, the lowest deficit recorded on the country's imports and exports of goods and services, transfers, and payments made to foreign investors was reported in the third quarter of 2021, at minus 1.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Current account balance in Ghana from 1st quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2023
(in million U.S. dollars)
Data have been retrieved from different quarterly bulletins published by the same source. Figures have been rounded.
The current account registers a country's transactions with the rest of the world — including its net trade in goods and services, its net earnings on international investments, and its net transfer payments — over a definite period of time.
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Bank of Ghana. (July 9, 2023). Current account balance in Ghana from 1st quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198342/current-account-balance-in-ghana-by-quarter/
Bank of Ghana. "Current account balance in Ghana from 1st quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198342/current-account-balance-in-ghana-by-quarter/
Bank of Ghana. (2023). Current account balance in Ghana from 1st quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198342/current-account-balance-in-ghana-by-quarter/
Bank of Ghana. "Current Account Balance in Ghana from 1st Quarter 2018 to 2nd Quarter 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198342/current-account-balance-in-ghana-by-quarter/
Bank of Ghana, Current account balance in Ghana from 1st quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198342/current-account-balance-in-ghana-by-quarter/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Current account balance in Ghana from 1st quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bank of Ghana, July 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198342/current-account-balance-in-ghana-by-quarter/
