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Ghana interest rate

Bank of Ghana

Policy rate
14.00%
Jul 2026
Last move
−1.50 pt
Mar 2026
Inflation
4.6%
Jul 2026
10-year bond yield
29.85%
Jul 2026

The policy rate set by the Bank of Ghana is 14.00% as of Jul 2026. Its most recent move: it cut its rate from 15.50% to 14.00% (Mar 2026). The rate is 7.50 percentage points lower than a year earlier. With consumer prices up 4.6% over the 12 months to Jul 2026, the real rate (policy rate minus inflation) is +9.4%: borrowing costs are above inflation.

Policy rate over the past two years

Jan 2024Jul 2026
Jul 2026: 14.00%

Rate changes

WhenDecisionFromToChange
Mar 2026Cut15.50%14.00%−1.50 pt
Jan 2026Cut18.00%15.50%−2.50 pt
Nov 2025Cut21.50%18.00%−3.50 pt
Sep 2025Cut25.00%21.50%−3.50 pt
Jul 2025Cut28.00%25.00%−3.00 pt
Jun 2025Hike27.00%28.00%+1.00 pt
Sep 2024Cut29.00%27.00%−2.00 pt

Changes between month-end rates. Two decisions in one month show up as a single change.

Inflation (% vs a year earlier)

Jul 2024Jul 2026
Jul 2026: 4.6%

10-year government bond yield

Jul 2024Jul 2026
Jul 2026: 29.85%

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Source: IMF monetary statistics; inflation: IMF CPI; bond yield: IMF monetary statistics. Updated daily. All central bank rates · Ghana economy dashboard

Ghana Interest Rate: 14.00% (Jul 2026) – Bank of Ghana | Financial Report Insights