As of 2020, the total external debt in Ghana reached approximately 31.2 billion U.S. dollars, representing an increase of around 4.6 billion U.S. dollars from the previous year. The foreign debt-load steadily increased in the country from 2015 onwards. Overall, in sub-Saharan Africa, 702 billion U.S. dollars of external debt was registered in 2020.
Total external debt stock in Ghana from 2015 to 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
According to the source, total external debt represents the sum of long-term external debt, short-term debt, and IMF credit. It represents the total debt owed to nonresident
creditors and is repayable in both foreign and domestic currency.
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World Bank. (October 29, 2021). Total external debt stock in Ghana from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225890/external-debt-stock-in-ghana/
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