Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Ghana
Ghana: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 4.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Ghana, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Ghana is 4.71 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Ghana peaked at 11.92 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.26 %, in 2021.
That places Ghana 40th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.92 % | — |
| 1998 | 9.93 % | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 11.79 % | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 9.64 % | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 8.96 % | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 7.65 % | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 5.86 % | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 4.41 % | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 4.28 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.74 % | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 6.13 % | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 5.74 % | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.85 % | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 4.08 % | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 3.93 % | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.84 % | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.65 % | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.08 % | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 4.05 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.76 % | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 3.68 % | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 3.26 % | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 4.09 % | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 3.93 % | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 4.71 % | +19.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4.71 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.56 %, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4.71 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.21 % | 9.93 % | 11.92 % | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.51 % | 4.28 % | 9.64 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.61 % | 3.65 % | 6.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 % | 3.26 % | 4.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 27.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Ghana?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Ghana was 4.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 % in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.