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    Ghana public debt, % of GDP

    48.8% of GDP in the latest reading (2025). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook.

    General government gross debt as a share of GDP, the IMF World Economic Outlook measure (outturns only; projections excluded).

    Previous reading
    70.1% of GDP
    2024 · change −21.3 points
    A year earlier
    70.1% of GDP
    2024 · change −21.3 points
    Frequency
    Annual
    IMF WEO updates in April and October.
    Ghana public debt, % of GDP (% of GDP)
    92.7% of GDP17.3% of GDP1990-12-312025-12-31

    Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · last updated 31 Dec 2025 · Annual. IMF WEO updates in April and October.

    Latest readings

    202548.8% of GDP
    202470.1% of GDP
    202379.1% of GDP
    202292.7% of GDP
    202186.9% of GDP
    202079.1% of GDP
    201962.9% of GDP
    201862.0% of GDP
    201757.0% of GDP
    201655.9% of GDP
    201553.9% of GDP
    201450.1% of GDP

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    Cite as: StatsGH, “Ghana public debt, % of GDP”, https://www.statsgh.com/indicators/public-debt-to-gdp, data from IMF World Economic Outlook, latest 2025.

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