Ghana recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 48.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Ghana averaged 47.23 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 92.70 percent of GDP in 2022 and a record low of 17.30 percent of GDP in 1991. source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Government Debt to GDP in Ghana is expected to reach 71.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ghana Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 74.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 76.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -4.80 -3.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 48.80 70.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025


Ghana Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
48.80 70.30 92.70 17.30 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly