Ghana vs South Sudan: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Ghana
- South Sudan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 8.2% against 7.9% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Sudan ahead.
Ghana ranks 23rd and South Sudan ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -4.4% | -3.4% | 1.0% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | -2.3% | -9.6% | 7.3% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Ghana or South Sudan?
- Ghana, at 8.2% against 7.9% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Ghana and South Sudan?
- 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Sudan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and South Sudan rank globally for current account balance?
- Ghana ranks 23rd and South Sudan ranks 24th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.