Ghana Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Ghana Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Ghana Current Account surplus accounted for 0.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 5.1 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• Ghana Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025, with an average value of -7.9 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.4 % in Mar 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 5.2 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 554.1 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Ghana Direct Investment Abroad fell by 13.3 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 61.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 30.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Ghana's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

What was Ghana's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Ghana Current Account surplus accounted for 0.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 5.1 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
0.8Sep 2025	5.1Jun 2025	-14.6Sep 2013	9.4Mar 2025	%	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Sep 2025

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