Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Ghana, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 80.1% for liquid assets to short term liabilities in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Ghana peaked at 83.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2008.
That places Ghana 31st out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.4% | — |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 80.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 80.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.1%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 52.4% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 62.7% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 78.5% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 88.1% compare
- 28 Brunei 88.1% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 87.7% compare
- 32 Democratic Republic of the Congo 78.6% compare
- 33 China 76.7% compare
- 34 Uruguay 74.1% compare
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Ghana?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Ghana was 80.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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