At the end of 2018, total gross public debt came to GH¢173.1 billion (US$35.9 billion), representing 57.6 percent of GDP. Government’s total financial assets at year end summed up to GH¢2.3 billion (US$482.4 million), resulting in a total net public debt of GH¢170.7 billion (US$35.4 billion) for the year.
In May 2018, Government issued a US$2.0 billion Eurobond on the ICM, which significantly increased the stock of commercial debt. A total of GH¢9.8 billion was also issued to cover the costs incurred to clean up the financial