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Ghana - Government Debt to GDP 2016

Name: Ghana Government Debt to GDP 2016
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General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO

55.94% +2.05% from 2015 Global rank: 116th

Ghana's government debt to gdp was 55.94% in 2016, increased +2.05% from 53.90% in 2015. This was the 116th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.06%	-4.8%
2nd	Liechtenstein	0.44%	-9.9%
3rd	Brunei Darussalam	3.01%	1.8%
4th	Timor-Leste	4.71%	59.5%
5th	Solomon Islands	7.54%	-4.3%
6th	Uzbekistan	8.19%	21.9%
7th	Afghanistan	8.44%	-7.8%
8th	Kuwait	9.88%	114.7%
9th	Estonia	10.24%	-5.1%
10th	Tuvalu	11.49%	-20.0%
11th	Saudi Arabia	12.25%	123.8%
12th	Russian Federation	14.85%	-2.9%
13th	Comoros	16.16%	13.2%
14th	Nigeria	17.38%	16.4%
15th	Algeria	18.09%	134.0%
16th	United Arab Emirates	18.64%	19.4%
17th	Paraguay	19.39%	4.2%
18th	Luxembourg	19.60%	-7.3%
19th	Kazakhstan	19.68%	-10.1%
20th	Eswatini	20.10%	25.8%
21st	Azerbaijan	20.61%	14.6%
22nd	Turkmenistan	21.08%	11.3%
23rd	Chile	21.10%	21.4%
24th	Kiribati	21.23%	13.0%
25th	San Marino	21.39%	10.8%
26th	Cambodia	21.79%	-6.3%
27th	Botswana	22.34%	-8.6%
28th	Palau	23.74%	9.5%
29th	Peru	23.93%	1.0%
30th	Haiti	24.39%	2.1%
31st	Micronesia, Federated States of	24.57%	-5.4%
32nd	Guatemala	24.91%	0.5%
33rd	Nepal	24.96%	-3.0%
34th	Bulgaria	27.01%	6.5%
35th	Türkiye	27.71%	2.1%
36th	Bangladesh	27.72%	-1.7%
37th	Indonesia	27.96%	3.5%
38th	Liberia	28.61%	15.5%
39th	Marshall Islands	29.21%	-13.8%
40th	Oman	29.34%	111.7%
41st	Nicaragua	30.92%	7.0%
42nd	West Bank and Gaza	31.03%	-16.3%
43rd	Côte d'Ivoire	31.12%	6.7%
44th	Uganda	31.33%	11.8%
45th	Cameroon	32.11%	1.5%
46th	Niger	32.83%	9.9%
47th	Burkina Faso	32.85%	5.1%
48th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	32.98%	29.4%
49th	New Zealand	33.34%	-2.4%
50th	Panama	33.61%	-1.8%
51st	Papua New Guinea	33.74%	12.7%
52nd	Trinidad and Tobago	34.70%	31.5%
53rd	Zimbabwe	35.05%	2.8%
54th	Myanmar	35.70%	-2.5%
55th	Benin	35.92%	16.3%
56th	Czechia	36.23%	-8.2%
57th	Malawi	37.08%	4.6%
58th	Mali	37.22%	21.4%
59th	Philippines	37.38%	-5.8%
60th	Norway	37.87%	10.5%
61st	Sierra Leone	38.86%	37.0%
62nd	Korea	39.14%	0.8%
63rd	Georgia	39.47%	9.6%
64th	Romania	39.55%	0.5%
65th	Moldova	39.68%	-5.7%
66th	North Macedonia	39.72%	4.5%
67th	Andorra	39.77%	-2.9%
68th	Tanzania	39.80%	0.7%
69th	Lithuania	39.97%	-6.1%
70th	Chad	40.11%	28.2%
71st	Madagascar	40.28%	-8.6%
72nd	Honduras	40.30%	-4.6%
73rd	Australia	40.62%	7.7%
74th	Guinea	40.64%	-2.1%
75th	Switzerland	40.93%	-2.9%
76th	Rwanda	41.07%	24.2%
77th	Equatorial Guinea	41.14%	30.0%
78th	Lesotho	41.45%	-9.5%
79th	Denmark	41.69%	-6.4%
80th	Latvia	41.73%	9.0%
81st	Thailand	41.75%	-1.9%
82nd	Tajikistan	42.18%	20.4%
83rd	Vanuatu	42.45%	17.0%
84th	Sweden	42.88%	-3.6%
85th	Guyana	44.05%	4.4%
86th	Costa Rica	44.06%	10.7%
87th	Fiji	44.56%	0.6%
88th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	44.87%	-3.2%
89th	Namibia	45.83%	8.9%
90th	Djibouti	45.92%	14.1%
91st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	45.95%	43.3%
92nd	Ecuador	46.07%	26.4%
93rd	Burundi	46.12%	15.5%
94th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	46.49%	13.7%
95th	Dominican Republic	46.69%	4.2%
96th	Qatar	46.71%	31.4%
97th	South Africa	47.13%	4.3%
98th	Senegal	47.52%	6.8%
99th	Viet Nam	47.88%	3.8%
100th	Samoa	48.99%	-13.1%
101st	Central African Republic	49.29%	-9.3%
102nd	Tonga	49.38%	-3.4%
103rd	China	49.72%	21.9%
104th	Puerto Rico (US)	49.88%	-5.4%
105th	Colombia	49.90%	-0.9%
106th	Kenya	50.40%	10.0%
107th	Bahamas, The	51.06%	2.2%
108th	Slovak Republic	52.14%	1.0%
109th	Argentina	53.06%	0.9%
110th	Malta	53.15%	-3.4%
111th	Belarus	53.48%	0.9%
112th	Poland	54.13%	6.0%
113th	Lao PDR	54.47%	2.7%
114th	Mexico	55.00%	7.9%
115th	Malaysia	55.79%	-2.1%
116th	Ghana	55.94%	3.8%
117th	Uruguay	56.40%	-2.4%
118th	Armenia	56.48%	17.0%
119th	St. Kitts and Nevis	57.41%	-7.7%
120th	Mauritania	57.55%	-3.9%
121st	Tunisia	58.91%	12.4%
122nd	Kyrgyz Republic	59.07%	-11.9%
123rd	Guinea-Bissau	59.10%	4.9%
124th	Togo	59.91%	14.4%
125th	Morocco	60.08%	2.9%
126th	St. Lucia	60.21%	-0.6%
127th	Iraq	60.30%	24.8%
128th	Netherlands	60.88%	-4.6%
129th	Zambia	61.15%	-1.2%
130th	Israel	61.73%	-1.8%
131st	Maldives	61.88%	12.8%
132nd	Pakistan	62.07%	5.1%
133rd	Mauritius	62.60%	-0.7%
134th	Seychelles	62.84%	-2.8%
135th	Gabon	64.50%	44.3%
136th	Serbia	64.98%	-3.1%
137th	Angola	66.67%	32.3%
138th	Montenegro	66.69%	-4.1%
139th	Germany	68.30%	-4.1%
140th	Finland	68.65%	-0.2%
141st	India	68.90%	-0.2%
142nd	Belize	70.46%	8.3%
143rd	Ireland	72.71%	-1.8%
144th	Albania	73.32%	-0.5%
145th	Hungary	74.65%	-1.4%
146th	Sri Lanka	75.00%	-1.7%
147th	El Salvador	75.21%	2.4%
148th	Aruba	75.39%	1.6%
149th	Suriname	75.40%	83.1%
150th	Yemen, Republic of	76.51%	32.5%
151st	Dominica	76.54%	11.1%
152nd	Bahrain	77.37%	22.5%
153rd	Brazil	77.42%	7.9%
154th	Mongolia	78.68%	55.7%
155th	Croatia	79.26%	-4.2%
156th	Slovenia	79.43%	-4.8%
157th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	79.45%	5.8%
158th	Ukraine	79.51%	0.2%
159th	Gambia, The	80.66%	16.3%
160th	Iceland	81.34%	-15.6%
161st	Grenada	81.57%	-9.5%
162nd	Antigua and Barbuda	83.06%	-9.8%
163rd	Austria	83.42%	-2.6%
164th	Congo, Republic of	84.64%	14.1%
165th	Jordan	85.02%	1.9%
166th	Nauru	86.35%	-23.6%
167th	United Kingdom	87.83%	0.0%
168th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	91.59%	9.4%
169th	Canada	92.40%	0.4%
170th	France	98.13%	1.2%
171st	Spain	101.97%	-0.5%
172nd	Bhutan	102.99%	14.2%
173rd	São Tomé and Principe	104.57%	3.4%
174th	Belgium	105.48%	-0.1%
175th	Singapore	106.31%	4.1%
176th	Cyprus	106.81%	-4.3%
177th	Jamaica	106.91%	-7.8%
178th	United States	107.38%	1.9%
179th	Sudan	109.93%	18.0%
180th	Cabo Verde	115.63%	-0.1%
181st	Mozambique	124.81%	45.1%
182nd	Portugal	131.18%	0.1%
183rd	Italy	134.24%	-0.4%
184th	Barbados	135.27%	2.8%
185th	Lebanon	146.40%	3.9%
186th	South Sudan	164.74%	180.9%
187th	Greece	183.68%	2.0%
188th	Japan	232.42%	1.8%
189th	Eritrea	251.23%	-7.4%

FAQ

What was Ghana's government debt to gdp in 2016?▾

Ghana's government debt to gdp in 2016 was 55.94%. This ranked 116th globally.

How did Ghana's government debt to gdp change in 2016?▾

Ghana's government debt to gdp increased by 3.8% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2016?▾

Eritrea had the highest government debt to gdp in 2016 at 251.23%.

What is the government debt to gdp of Ghana in 2016?▾

The government debt to gdp of Ghana in 2016 was 55.94%. This ranked 116th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Ghana's government debt to gdp?▾

Ghana's government debt to gdp went from 53.90% in 2015 to 55.94% in 2016, a 3.8% increase.

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