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Country or Region: Ghana › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) › See all Ghana indicators, › See Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Cedi
Currency Symbol: GHC

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2009 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 2001 General government includes: Central Government; Valuation of public debt: Face value Primary domestic currency: Ghanaian cedis Data last updated: 03/2011

Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Ghana is GHC 18.338 Billion.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Ghana was GHC 14.46 Billion Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Ghana in 2010 was or will be 26.85% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Ghana was or will be GHC 23.77 Billion, which is 29.60% more than the 2010 figure.