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  Economy (2005)  

GDP Per Capita

: US$420

Real GDP Growth

: 5.8%

Inflation (end of December 2005)

: 14.8%

Domestic Primary

Balance (Surplus)

: Equivalent to 3.4% of GDP

Net Domestic Financing

: 1.6% of GDP(repayment)

Domestic Debt to GDP Ratio

: 11.5%

External Debt

: UD$6,200 million

Total Receipt (including grants)

: ¢28,256.4 billion

Total payments

: ¢29,873 billion

Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves

: US$1,894 million i.e. 3.7 monthsof import

Sovereign Credit Rating

: B+ (Standard & Poors) , B+ (Fitch)

Ghana Stock Exchange

: 3rd best performing Stock Exchange in the world in 2004 (US$ return of 86.5%).

Sectoral Growth (2005)

Agric

: 46.7%

Industry

: 22.1%

Services

: 24.3%

Trade (2005)

Export (FOB)

: US$2,733.1 Million

Imports (FOB)

: US$5,260 Million

Major Exports Cocoa, Minerals (Gold, Diamond, Manganese, etc.) Timber and Wood Products, Aluminum Products, Pineapples, Tuna, Prepared or Preserved Fish.

Major Imports

Plant, Machinery and spare parts, petroleum products, raw materials and other intermediate goods

Major Export Destinations

:United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Togo, Netherlands, USA, Germany, Japan and Nigeria

Major Import Origin

Nigeria, United Kingdom, Cote d'Ivoire, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, South Africa and Italy

 
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