Ghana


The Housing Finance Sector data for Ghana extends back to 2007. Please click on the Research Center tab above to access data for previous years not shown.

Ghana: Statistical Data At-A-Glance
IndicatorDataYearSource
Total population28.83 million2017WDI
Urban population (% of total)55.31% of total2017WDI
GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)47,032 USD (millions)2017WEO
GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)4,729.49 USD 2017WEO
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)11.82%2017WEO
Average bank deposit rate13%2017Bank of Ghana
Lending rate29.3%2017Bank of Ghana
Owner-occupied units47.2% of total2010Census 2010
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:177 USD (millions)2013Bank of Ghana Annual Report
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current).37%2013Bank of Ghana Annual Reports, CAHF Yearbook
Total # of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year50,127.4 thousand2009UN Habitat Ghana Country Profile
Typical LTV at origination80%2017CAHF Yearbook
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)30%2011UN Habitat Ghana Country Profile
Retail funding (deposits/other)primary2017CAHF
Wholesale funding: loans from other banks or corporationssecondary2017CAHF
Funding through securitization of mortgagestertiary2017CAHF
Typical number of days needed for the transfer of title472017WDI