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Revision as of 19:50, 21 June 2011
Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS took over as head of state in early 2009.[1]
Economical characteristics
- Currency: Ghanaian cedi (ISO code: GHS)
- Central bank discount rate: 17% (31 December 2008)[1]
- Commercial banks lending rate: NA%[1]
- Stock of money (M1): $NA (31 December 2008)[1]
- Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $NA (31 December 2008)[1]
Statistics
| Statistic / Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (million USD)[2] | 7 710 | 4 977 | 5 309 | 6 160 | 7 624 | 8 872 | 10 720 | 12 722 | 14 942 | 16 653 |
| Govt. debt (% of GDP)[3] | ||||||||||
| Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[4] | 18.106 | 18.010 | 19.767 | 23.712 | 23.688 | 21.785 | 25.827 | |||
| Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[5] | 18.712 | 20.029 | 22.020 | 23.479 | 22.746 | 25.034 | 29.450 | |||
| Debt to revenue (years) |
References
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCIA_GH - ↑ World Bank. "Ghana: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ World Bank. "Ghana: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ World Bank. "Ghana: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ World Bank. "Ghana: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
Links
- Ghana on Wikipedia
- Central bank of Ghana
- Studies from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
- BBC country profile