Ghana: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Ghana shows historical data for the Ghanaian cedis per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Ghanaian cedis per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Ghana become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Ghana.

The series for Ghana are available from September 2009 to March 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Ghana was 5.345 Ghanaian cedis per USD with a minimum of 1.4187 Ghanaian cedis per USD in April 2010 and a maximum of 16.0359 Ghanaian cedis per USD in November 2024. The most recent available data point is 15.5034 Ghanaian cedis per USD, a change of 0.22% from the previous data point of 15.4691 Ghanaian cedis per USD and a change of 19.82% from a year ago when the level was 12.9384 Ghanaian cedis per USD.

Currency values in Ghana and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.