It is anticipated that Ghana’s debt service obligations will increase significantly starting in 2027.

Ghana’s debt servicing requirements are expected to skyrocket beginning in 2027, as repayments on bonds issued under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) mature, according to recent Fitch Ratings assessments.

Due to the start of amortisation payments on restructured domestic bonds imposed during Ghana’s debt restructuring program, the ratings agency projects that debt service expenses, excluding short-term debt, will rise to 6.8% of GDP in 2027 from 4.6% in 2025.

The anticipated rise coincides with Ghana’s ongoing attempts to restore its economy in the wake of the 2022 financial crisis and the IMF-backed recovery initiative that followed.

In January 2026, the nation’s second-largest Eurobond issuance, worth about US$2.9 billion, began to amortise, increasing the pressure on medium-term payments.

Source: newsthemegh.com