Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) - Ghana
Value & RankThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Ghana is 20.7 (% of total external debt) with a global rank of 28.
Ghana compared to other CountriesThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Ghana is similar to that of India, Tunisia, Paraguay, Algeria, Albania, Romania, Mexico, South Africa, Costa Rica, Zimbabwe with a respective Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 24.6, 24.5, 24.0, 21.4, 21.3, 20.5, 20.4, 20.3, 19.6, 19.2 (% of total external debt) and a global rank of 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.10 years growthGhana's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a positive growth of 152 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageGhana had an average Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 18.6 (% of total external debt) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Ghana during the Great RecessionGhana's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 41.5% during the Great RecessionGhana since the end of the Great RecessionGhana's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a positive growth of 11.8% since the end of the Great Recession
Ghana compared to other CountriesThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Ghana is similar to that of India, Tunisia, Paraguay, Algeria, Albania, Romania, Mexico, South Africa, Costa Rica, Zimbabwe with a respective Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 24.6, 24.5, 24.0, 21.4, 21.3, 20.5, 20.4, 20.3, 19.6, 19.2 (% of total external debt) and a global rank of 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.10 years growthGhana's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a positive growth of 152 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageGhana had an average Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 18.6 (% of total external debt) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Ghana during the Great RecessionGhana's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 41.5% during the Great RecessionGhana since the end of the Great RecessionGhana's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a positive growth of 11.8% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 9.45 |
1992 | 9.72 |
1993 | 10.23 |
1994 | 11.27 |
1995 | 11.28 |
1996 | 11.17 |
1997 | 11.72 |
1998 | 11.25 |
1999 | 10.85 |
2000 | 9.14 |
2001 | 8.39 |
2002 | 8.17 |
2003 | 9.27 |
2004 | 9.94 |
2005 | 8.57 |
2006 | 31.64 |
2007 | 25.08 |
2008 | 23.65 |
2009 | 18.53 |
2010 | 24.30 |
2011 | 24.74 |
2012 | 20.72 |
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India | 23 | 24.6 |
Tunisia | 24 | 24.5 |
Paraguay | 25 | 24.0 |
Algeria | 26 | 21.4 |
Albania | 27 | 21.3 |
Ghana | 28 | 20.7 |
Romania | 29 | 20.5 |
Mexico | 30 | 20.4 |
South Africa | 31 | 20.3 |
Costa Rica | 32 | 19.6 |
Zimbabwe | 33 | 19.2 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators