The Bank of Ghana kept its monetary policy rate at an eight-year low of 14.5% during its November meeting. The decision aims to continue supporting economic activity as it waits for the full impact of coronavirus measures to filter through the economy. Meantime, inflation eased for the third consecutive month to 10.1% in October and it is expected to return to within the bank's 6-10 percent target by the second quarter of 2021. Policymakers also said that high frequency indicators show now faster than expected recovery in economic activity. source: Bank of Ghana

Interest Rate in Ghana averaged 17.77 percent from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 27.50 percent in March of 2003 and a record low of 12.50 percent in December of 2006. This page provides - Ghana Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Ghana Interest Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2020.

Interest Rate in Ghana is expected to be 14.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Interest Rate in Ghana to stand at 16.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ghana Interest Rate is projected to trend around 16.00 percent in 2021 and 15.00 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Ghana Interest Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
14.50 14.50 27.50 12.50 2002 - 2020 percent Daily


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-05-15 01:00 PM 14.5% 14.5% 12.5%
2020-07-27 11:55 AM 14.5% 14.5% 14.5%
2020-09-28 11:40 AM 14.5% 14.5% 14.5%
2020-11-23 11:45 AM 14.5% 14.5% 14.5%
2021-01-25 11:45 AM 14.5%
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Ghana Holds Key Policy Rate at 14.5%
The Bank of Ghana kept its monetary policy rate at an eight-year low of 14.5% during its November meeting. The decision aims to continue supporting economic activity as it waits for the full impact of coronavirus measures to filter through the economy. Meantime, inflation eased for the third consecutive month to 10.1% in October and it is expected to return to within the bank's 6-10 percent target by the second quarter of 2021. Policymakers also said that high frequency indicators show now faster than expected recovery in economic activity.
2020-11-23
Ghana Keeps Key Interest Rate at 14.5%
The Bank of Ghana held its monetary policy rate at an eight-year low of 14.5% during its September meeting, saying that risks to the outlook for inflation and growth are broadly balanced. Policymakers also noted that the policy and regulatory relief measures recently introduced have enhanced liquidity in the banking system, preserved capital buffers, and provided relief to customers severely impacted by the pandemic. The bank said that despite the contraction in the second quarter, leading indicators of economic activity point to recovery in the third and fourth quarters. Still, the economy is seen growing at 2-2.5% this year, sharply down from 6.9% in 2019. The country's consumer price inflation eased to 10.5% in August, slightly above the upper band target, but it is expected to return to the bank's medium-term target of 8% by the second quarter of 2021, amid the easing of Covid-related food price pressures and continued stability in the exchange rate.
2020-09-28
Ghana Holds Key Policy Rate at 14.5%
The Bank of Ghana held its monetary policy rate at 14.5 percent during its July meeting, with policymakers saying that there is a need to maintain macro-economic stability despite the slowdown brought by the coronavirus crisis. The country's consumer price inflation rate stood at 11.2 percent in June, not far from a 2-1/2-year high of 11.3 percent hit in May and well above the central bank's mid-point target of 8 percent.
2020-07-27
Ghana Holds Key Policy Rate Steady at 14.5%
The Bank of Ghana left its benchmark interest rate steady at 14.5% during its May 2020 meeting. The decision comes after the headline inflation crossed the target band of 6-10% for the first time in two years while the economy is seen expanding at the slowest pace in 37 years, battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The GDP growth for 2020 is projected at 2% to 2.5%, well below an earlier forecast of 5% in March.
2020-05-15

Ghana Interest Rate
In Ghana, interest rates decisions are taken by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana. The official interest rate is the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR).