🇬🇭 Ghana National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Ghana government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $64.6 billion, growing at $333 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 49%. Per-citizen share: $1,810.
Post-2023 debt restructuring
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Ghana ranks 82nd by debt-to-GDP, 69th by total debt and 105th by debt per person.
About Ghana's National Debt
Ghana defaulted on most of its external debt in 2022 amid a fiscal and currency crisis and entered an IMF programme; a domestic and external debt restructuring is now reshaping its finances.
Ghana's debt-to-GDP ratio of 49% is moderate: higher than 39% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Ghana ranks 69th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $333 per second, Ghana adds about $29 million to its government debt every day — roughly $10.5 billion per year. Each of Ghana's 36 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $1,810. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Ghana National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ghana's national debt right now?
Ghana's national debt is approximately $64.6 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $333 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 49% and each citizen's share is about $1,810.
How fast is Ghana's debt growing?
Ghana's government debt is growing at approximately $333 per second — about $29 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Ghana's debt per capita?
Each of Ghana's 36 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $1,810 of the national debt.
What is Ghana's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Ghana's debt-to-GDP ratio is 49%. That is higher than 39% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Ghana's government debt at this level?
Ghana defaulted on most of its external debt in 2022 amid a fiscal and currency crisis and entered an IMF programme; a domestic and external debt restructuring is now reshaping its finances.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 55,988,214,436 + 333 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=gh (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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