IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Ghana

Ghana: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0057 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 27.1%
World rank
110th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.178 units per US$ of GDP
in 1985
All-time low
0.0057 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960–2025

00.050.10.150.2196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.178 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Ghana 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0242 units per US$ of GDP —
1961 0.0226 units per US$ of GDP -6.6%
1962 0.0316 units per US$ of GDP +39.8%
1963 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP -10.3%
1964 0.0252 units per US$ of GDP -11.0%
1965 0.0259 units per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1966 0.0536 units per US$ of GDP +107.4%
1967 0.076 units per US$ of GDP +41.8%
1968 0.0862 units per US$ of GDP +13.4%
1969 0.0705 units per US$ of GDP -18.2%
1970 0.0601 units per US$ of GDP -14.8%
1971 0.0436 units per US$ of GDP -27.5%
1972 0.042 units per US$ of GDP -3.6%
1973 0.027 units per US$ of GDP -35.8%
1974 0.0264 units per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1975 0.0447 units per US$ of GDP +69.4%
1976 0.0454 units per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1977 0.0394 units per US$ of GDP -13.3%
1978 0.0383 units per US$ of GDP -2.6%
1979 0.0403 units per US$ of GDP +5.2%
1980 0.0434 units per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1981 0.0434 units per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1982 0.0442 units per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1983 0.1164 units per US$ of GDP +163.2%
1984 0.1545 units per US$ of GDP +32.8%
1985 0.178 units per US$ of GDP +15.2%
1986 0.1422 units per US$ of GDP -20.1%
1987 0.1484 units per US$ of GDP +4.4%
1988 0.1216 units per US$ of GDP -18.1%
1989 0.0948 units per US$ of GDP -22.1%
1990 0.0704 units per US$ of GDP -25.7%
1991 0.0542 units per US$ of GDP -22.9%
1992 0.0569 units per US$ of GDP +4.9%
1993 0.0624 units per US$ of GDP +9.7%
1994 0.0635 units per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1995 0.0514 units per US$ of GDP -18.9%
1996 0.0455 units per US$ of GDP -11.5%
1997 0.0408 units per US$ of GDP -10.4%
1998 0.0343 units per US$ of GDP -15.9%
1999 0.0425 units per US$ of GDP +23.9%
2000 0.0741 units per US$ of GDP +74.3%
2001 0.0694 units per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2002 0.0598 units per US$ of GDP -13.8%
2003 0.0483 units per US$ of GDP -19.2%
2004 0.0415 units per US$ of GDP -14.1%
2005 0.0343 units per US$ of GDP -17.3%
2006 0.0177 units per US$ of GDP -48.6%
2007 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP -15.9%
2008 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2009 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP +10.1%
2010 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP -19.1%
2011 0.0094 units per US$ of GDP -18.1%
2012 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP -4.7%
2013 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP -34.3%
2014 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP +14.9%
2015 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP +10.6%
2016 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP +54.1%
2017 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP -7.0%
2018 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP -10.2%
2019 0.0094 units per US$ of GDP -1.6%
2020 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2021 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP -12.0%
2022 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2023 0.008 units per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2024 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2025 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP -27.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1983 +163.2% 0.0442 units per US$ of GDP 0.1164 units per US$ of GDP
1966 +107.4% 0.0259 units per US$ of GDP 0.0536 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0444 units per US$ of GDP 0.0226 units per US$ of GDP 0.0862 units per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0407 units per US$ of GDP 0.0264 units per US$ of GDP 0.0601 units per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.1087 units per US$ of GDP 0.0434 units per US$ of GDP 0.178 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0522 units per US$ of GDP 0.0343 units per US$ of GDP 0.0704 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0387 units per US$ of GDP 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP 0.0741 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 107 Uganda 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 108 Djibouti 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 109 Malaysia 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 111 Latvia 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 112 Finland 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 113 South Africa 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Ghana?
Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.178 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Ghana rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.