Real effective exchange rate index in Ghana
Ghana: Real effective exchange rate index was 86.18 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real effective exchange rate index in Ghana, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real effective exchange rate index in Ghana is 86.18 2010 = 100, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Ghana peaked at 3,051 2010 = 100 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 67.81 2010 = 100, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 83rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 855.88 2010 = 100 | 141.91 2010 = 100 | 3,051 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.24 2010 = 100 | 89.41 2010 = 100 | 143.77 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.25 2010 = 100 | 85.64 2010 = 100 | 109.82 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.53 2010 = 100 | 68.17 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.22 2010 = 100 | 67.81 2010 = 100 | 86.18 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Ghana
- Net migration -17,079 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.64 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 269.34 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 8.2% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 60.01 billion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.8% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 8.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 8.9% (2024)
- Broad money 29.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 12.56 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Ghana?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Ghana was 86.18 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,051 2010 = 100 in 1983.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.81 2010 = 100 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.