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Ghana tests stablecoins and mobile money for payments to Nigeria and Rwanda
Trials on both corridors are meant to enable settlement in local currencies by linking banks, digital currencies and mobile wallets.
Country
GDP growth
4.0%
2025 · 2026 : 4.1% (projection)
Inflation
23.0%
2025 · 2026 : 16.0% (projection)
Public debt
35.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 32.3% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-1.8%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -4.4% (projection)
Current account balance
+5.1%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : +5.8% (projection)
Nominal GDP
290 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 377 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
1,223 USD
2025 · 2026 : 1,556 USD (projection)
Population
237.5 million
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,7 | — |
| 2016 | -1,6 | — |
| 2017 | 0,8 | — |
| 2018 | 1,9 | — |
| 2019 | 2,2 | — |
| 2020 | -6,4 | — |
| 2021 | 1,1 | — |
| 2022 | 4,3 | — |
| 2023 | 3,3 | — |
| 2024 | 4,1 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | — | 4,1 |
| 2027 | — | 4,3 |
| 2028 | — | 4,1 |
| 2029 | — | 4,2 |
| 2030 | — | 4,2 |
| 2031 | — | 4,2 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | — |
| 2016 | 15,7 | — |
| 2017 | 16,5 | — |
| 2018 | 12,1 | — |
| 2019 | 11,4 | — |
| 2020 | 13,2 | — |
| 2021 | 17 | — |
| 2022 | 18,8 | — |
| 2023 | 24,7 | — |
| 2024 | 33,2 | — |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 |
| 2026 | — | 16 |
| 2027 | — | 15,9 |
| 2028 | — | 12,7 |
| 2029 | — | 10 |
| 2030 | — | 10 |
| 2031 | — | 10 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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