Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Ghana
Ghana: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 33.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Ghana, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Ghana is 33.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 48.2% on the previous year and up 135.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Ghana peaked at 33.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Ghana 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 2.1% | — |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +72.7% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +82.5% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +35.8% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +48.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 2.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Ghana?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Ghana was 33.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Ghana ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.