Ghana Current Account Balance: % of GDP
2006 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Ghana Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- Ghana Current Account surplus accounted for 13.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 1.9 % surplus in the previous quarter.
- Ghana Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Dec 2025, with an average value of -7.9 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 13.9 % in Dec 2025 and a record low of -14.6 % in Sep 2013.
CEIC calculates quarterly Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Ghana provides Current Account Balance in USD based on BPM6. Ghana Statistical Service provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Bank of Ghana average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2021 is based on BPM5.
Key information about Ghana Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Ghana, Current Account recorded a surplus of 4.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 451.9 USD mn in Dec 2025.
- Ghana Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 46.7 USD mn in Dec 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 61.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 33.5 USD bn in Dec 2025.
View Ghana's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2006 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was Ghana's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?
Ghana Current Account surplus accounted for 13.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 1.9 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.9 Dec 2025 | 1.9 Sep 2025 | -14.6 Sep 2013 | 13.9 Dec 2025 | % | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -3.6 Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -3.7 Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -6.7 Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | -2.9 Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 2.4 Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.0 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -1.8 Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -2.3 Dec 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -3.3 Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -3.3 Mar 2026 |
| Brunei (%) | 14.8 Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -11.4 Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | -15.5 Dec 2025 |
| Canada (%) | -0.1 Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 1.9 Mar 2026 |
| China (%) | 3.8 Mar 2026 |
| Colombia (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | -9.5 Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -8.8 Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 9.9 Mar 2026 |
| Ecuador (%) | 5.7 Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 |
| France (%) | -1.7 Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (%) | -4.6 Dec 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.4 Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 13.9 Dec 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -11.0 Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 10.6 Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 |
| India (%) | -1.3 Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 2.2 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.4 Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 0.8 Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -4.1 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -5.8 Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -2.2 Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 37,327.1 Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | -12.7 Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 22.3 Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -18.3 Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 3.2 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | -3.1 Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -14.5 2024 |
| Lithuania (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -0.2 Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 33.7 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -5.6 Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -17.0 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.0 Mar 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 8.9 Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -10.0 Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | -14.0 Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 6.4 Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (%) | -35.8 Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -11.2 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 6.7 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 11.3 Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | -4.1 Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 10.9 Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.9 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.5 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -22.0 Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 0.4 Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -4.7 Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 5.4 Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -4.0 Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -0.0 Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 9.3 Dec 2025 |
| Romania (%) | -7.3 Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.2 Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | -6.2 Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 19.2 Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -3.4 Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.3 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 3.2 Dec 2025 |
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| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.6 Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 532.461 Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 2,859.995 Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.1 Jun 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 61.8 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) | 570.915 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) | 1,260.307 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) | 506.182 2031 |
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.394 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,842.3 Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,123.1 Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 37.2 Feb 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 89,599.170 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 14,051.656 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 627.649 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,280.8 Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 12.6 Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 219,248.874 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 133,353.690 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 56.403 Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 79.775 Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 40.633 Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 300.721 Jan 2026 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 82.200 2023 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 161.500 2023 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 108.300 2023 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 104.000 2023 |
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 46.7 Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 4,666.0 Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 13.9 Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 451.9 Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.3 Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -61.216 Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.4 Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -56.4 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -459.981 Dec 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 29,382.3 Dec 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 25.7 2025 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 7.476 2031 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -27,118.991 2024 |
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 18.7 Feb 2026 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,008.748 Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 20,248.216 Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 30,087.693 Dec 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 26.9 Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,361.8 Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 5.420 Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.0 Oct 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) | 1,000.000 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 31,910.164 Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 21.2 Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 22,480.6 May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -9.1 May 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,342.075 Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 20.51 Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 6.71 Mar 2025 |
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (%) | 10.4 Feb 2026 |
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