Ghana - External Debt 2015
$31.3B
+$2.8B from 2014
Ghana's external debt was $31.3B in 2015, increased +$2.8B from $28.5B in 2014. This was the 93rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timor-Leste | $116.7M | 11.9% |
| 2nd | Comoros | $125.6M | -8.2% |
| 3rd | Tonga | $184.3M | -5.9% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | $207.5M | 10.6% |
| 5th | São Tomé and Principe | $234.3M | 13.6% |
| 6th | Vanuatu | $256.8M | 26.3% |
| 7th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $371.4M | 3.9% |
| 8th | Eswatini | $450.0M | -16.3% |
| 9th | Samoa | $466.3M | -3.6% |
| 10th | Dominica | $496.0M | 2.9% |
| 11th | St. Lucia | $530.0M | -1.3% |
| 12th | Guinea-Bissau | $577.1M | 47.5% |
| 13th | Gambia, The | $586.0M | 4.9% |
| 14th | Grenada | $602.3M | -5.7% |
| 15th | Burundi | $626.9M | -9.3% |
| 16th | Central African Republic | $740.3M | 3.9% |
| 17th | Liberia | $837.4M | 22.8% |
| 18th | Eritrea | $875.5M | -3.5% |
| 19th | Lesotho | $952.6M | 4.4% |
| 20th | Maldives | $1.0B | -8.8% |
| 21st | Togo | $1.1B | 7.2% |
| 22nd | Djibouti | $1.2B | 30.2% |
| 23rd | Belize | $1.3B | -0.5% |
| 24th | Fiji | $1.5B | 4.1% |
| 25th | Sierra Leone | $1.6B | 8.7% |
| 26th | Guyana | $1.6B | -30.1% |
| 27th | Malawi | $1.7B | 3.7% |
| 28th | Cabo Verde | $1.8B | -0.6% |
| 29th | Guinea | $2.0B | 10.7% |
| 30th | Kosovo | $2.1B | -0.1% |
| 31st | Bhutan | $2.1B | 8.8% |
| 32nd | Botswana | $2.2B | -10.7% |
| 33rd | Niger | $2.2B | 11.3% |
| 34th | Haiti | $2.2B | 7.0% |
| 35th | Suriname | $2.6B | - |
| 36th | Afghanistan | $2.6B | 2.7% |
| 37th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $2.8B | -2.3% |
| 38th | Chad | $2.8B | -24.9% |
| 39th | Madagascar | $3.0B | 1.5% |
| 40th | Rwanda | $3.5B | 18.6% |
| 41st | Benin | $3.6B | -1.2% |
| 42nd | Mali | $3.7B | 6.4% |
| 43rd | Nepal | $4.1B | 4.1% |
| 44th | Syrian Arab Republic | $4.4B | -4.1% |
| 45th | Algeria | $4.7B | -15.4% |
| 46th | Mauritania | $5.0B | 10.2% |
| 47th | Gabon | $5.1B | 10.4% |
| 48th | Tajikistan | $5.1B | 0.4% |
| 49th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $5.5B | -2.7% |
| 50th | Moldova | $6.1B | 4.2% |
| 51st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $6.5B | 11.0% |
| 52nd | North Macedonia | $6.6B | -1.5% |
| 53rd | Montenegro | $6.7B | -1.3% |
| 54th | Congo, Republic of | $6.8B | 18.4% |
| 55th | Turkmenistan | $7.0B | -4.9% |
| 56th | Yemen, Republic of | $7.3B | -5.5% |
| 57th | Cameroon | $7.3B | 26.7% |
| 58th | Honduras | $7.6B | 3.5% |
| 59th | Kyrgyz Republic | $7.7B | 6.0% |
| 60th | Albania | $8.4B | -0.8% |
| 61st | Armenia | $8.8B | 3.2% |
| 62nd | Cambodia | $9.4B | 13.4% |
| 63rd | Uganda | $9.6B | 10.6% |
| 64th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $9.9B | 11.4% |
| 65th | Zimbabwe | $10.0B | 15.4% |
| 66th | Myanmar | $10.2B | 1.7% |
| 67th | Mauritius | $10.3B | -19.3% |
| 68th | Senegal | $10.5B | -2.6% |
| 69th | Côte d'Ivoire | $11.4B | 16.1% |
| 70th | Lao PDR | $11.5B | 21.8% |
| 71st | Nicaragua | $11.5B | 5.0% |
| 72nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $11.7B | -11.2% |
| 73rd | Zambia | $12.3B | 27.6% |
| 74th | Burkina Faso | $12.6B | 22.3% |
| 75th | Azerbaijan | $13.2B | 8.8% |
| 76th | Uzbekistan | $13.6B | 11.1% |
| 77th | Jamaica | $14.1B | -0.2% |
| 78th | Georgia | $14.4B | 1.8% |
| 79th | El Salvador | $15.6B | 2.8% |
| 80th | Paraguay | $17.3B | 0.2% |
| 81st | Tanzania | $18.3B | 11.9% |
| 82nd | Iraq | $19.1B | - |
| 83rd | Kenya | $19.8B | 17.0% |
| 84th | Guatemala | $20.4B | 4.4% |
| 85th | Papua New Guinea | $20.4B | -0.2% |
| 86th | Sudan | $21.7B | -1.4% |
| 87th | Mongolia | $24.1B | 6.4% |
| 88th | Jordan | $25.6B | 6.1% |
| 89th | Dominican Republic | $26.7B | 1.7% |
| 90th | Tunisia | $28.2B | 2.2% |
| 91st | Ecuador | $28.4B | 13.7% |
| 92nd | Serbia | $30.2B | -5.8% |
| 93rd | Ghana | $31.3B | 9.8% |
| 94th | Belarus | $38.3B | -4.4% |
| 95th | Mozambique | $38.4B | 11.2% |
| 96th | Bangladesh | $38.8B | 9.9% |
| 97th | Bulgaria | $40.4B | -14.2% |
| 98th | Sri Lanka | $43.9B | 3.9% |
| 99th | Morocco | $44.6B | 3.0% |
| 100th | Nigeria | $45.0B | -3.5% |
| 101st | Angola | $48.8B | 6.2% |
| 102nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $49.9B | 19.4% |
| 103rd | Peru | $67.8B | -0.1% |
| 104th | Lebanon | $68.2B | 5.8% |
| 105th | Pakistan | $68.7B | 6.8% |
| 106th | Philippines | $79.7B | 1.3% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | $81.8B | 9.5% |
| 108th | Colombia | $113.4B | 8.4% |
| 109th | Ukraine | $118.6B | -7.1% |
| 110th | Thailand | $123.0B | -16.3% |
| 111th | South Africa | $127.8B | -14.4% |
| 112th | Kazakhstan | $156.1B | -2.5% |
| 113th | Argentina | $177.2B | 15.2% |
| 114th | Indonesia | $307.8B | 5.2% |
| 115th | Türkiye | $399.5B | -3.5% |
| 116th | India | $478.8B | 4.7% |
| 117th | Russian Federation | $492.2B | -11.2% |
| 118th | Mexico | $538.0B | -1.1% |
| 119th | Brazil | $543.4B | -2.4% |
| 120th | China | $1.33T | -25.0% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's external debt in 2015?▾
Ghana's external debt in 2015 was $31.3B. This ranked 93rd globally.
How did Ghana's external debt change in 2015?▾
Ghana's external debt increased by 9.8% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2015?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2015 at $1.33T.
What is the external debt of Ghana in 2015?▾
The external debt of Ghana in 2015 was $31.3B. This ranked 93rd globally.
What was Ghana's external debt in billion in 2015?▾
Ghana's external debt in 2015 was approximately 31.31 billion ($31.3B).
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Ghana's external debt?▾
Ghana's external debt went from $28.5B in 2014 to $31.3B in 2015, a 9.8% increase.
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