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Debt - external Ghana, in 35 editions.
The entry for Ghana published Debt - external in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Debt - external in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “External debt” (1990 to 1996), “Debt - external” (1997 to 2025), “Debt-external” (1998) and “Debt--external” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2023Published as “External debt”
$3.0 billion (December 1989 est.)
$3.0 billion (December 1989 est.)
The same text in 1991 and 1992.
Published as “External debt”
$3.1 billion (1990 est.)
$3.0 $3.1 billion (December 1989 (1990 est.)
The same text in 1993 and 1994.
Published as “External debt”
$4.6 billion (1992 est.)
$3.1 $4.6 billion (1990 (1992 est.)
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
Published as “External debt”
$4.6 billion (December 1993 est.)
$4.6 billion (1992 (December 1993 est.)
$5.2 billion (1996 est.)
$4.6 $5.2 billion (December 1993 (1996 est.)
Published as “Debt-external”
$5.2 billion (1996 est.)
$5.2 billion (1996 est.)
Published as “Debt--external”
$5.2 billion (1996 est.)
$5.2 billion (1996 est.)
$6 billion (1998 est.)
$5.2 $6 billion (1996 (1998 est.)
$7 billion (1999 est.)
$6 $7 billion (1998 (1999 est.)
$5.96 billion (2001 est.)
$7 $5.96 billion (1999 (2001 est.)
$7.2 billion (2002 est.)
$5.96 $7.2 billion (2001 (2002 est.)
$7.398 billion (2003 est.)
$7.2 $7.398 billion (2002 (2003 est.)
$7.396 billion (2004 est.)
$7.398 $7.396 billion (2003 (2004 est.)
$6.999 billion (2005 est.)
$7.396 $6.999 billion (2004 (2005 est.)
$3.319 billion (2006 est.)
$6.999 $3.319 billion (2005 (2006 est.)
$4.891 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
$3.319 $4.891 billion (2006 (31 December 2007 est.)
$5.055 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
$4.891 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
$5.055 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world:
105
$4.891 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
$6.483 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
$5.427 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$5.055 $6.483 billion (31 December 2008 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:105 97$4.891 $5.427 billion (31 December 2007 2009 est.)
$6.795 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
$5.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$6.483 $6.795 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:97 102$5.427 $5.72 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$11.23 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
$9.712 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$6.795 $11.23 billion (31 December 2010 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:102 90$5.72 $9.712 billion (31 December 2009 2011 est.)
$12.64 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
$11.29 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$11.23 $12.64 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:90 93$9.712 $11.29 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$14.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
$12.64 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$12.64 $14.68 billion (31 December 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:93 90$11.29 $12.64 billion (31 December 2011 2012 est.)
$12.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$11.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
$14.68 $12.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$11.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
90
$12.64 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$19.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$17.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
$12.97 $19.15 billion (31 December 2014 2015 est.)$11.46 $17.61 billion (31 December 2013 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91 88
$21.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$20.68 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
$19.15 $21.95 billion (31 December 2015 2016 est.)$17.61 $20.68 billion (31 December 2014 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88 89
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
$22.14 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$16.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$21.95 $22.14 billion (31 December 2016 2017 est.)$20.68 $16.5 billion (31 December 2015 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
$20.467 billion (2019 est.)
- $17.885 billion (2018 est.)
$22.14 $20.467 billion (31 December 2017 (2019 est.)$16.5 $17.885 billion (31 December 2016 (2018 est.)
The entry for Ghana did not include Debt - external.
$29.241 billion (2023 est.)
note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
$20.467 $29.241 billion (2019 (2023 est.)$17.885 billion (2018 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Ghana: Debt - external.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/ghana/debt-external.