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Ghanaian cedi (GHS) exchange rate today — official vs market

Ghana · Ghanaian cedi (GHS). Official rate as of Sep 11, 2026 · Market data fetched Sep 14, 3:10 AM GMT. All rates = units of local currency per 1 US dollar.

Official (per $1)11.4615official · BoG
Market (per $1)12.05parallel · Bybit P2P
Premium vs official+5.13%Market vs official (positive = market weaker)
Coveragelive
Central bank policy rate14.00%Monetary Policy Rate · Bank of Ghana · effective 2026-03-18 · source

Premium history

-0.84%0.00%3.5%7.9%Aug 18Aug 30Sep 112026-08-18: +7.02%2026-08-20: +6.31%2026-08-21: +6.12%2026-08-24: +5.44%2026-08-25: +4.41%2026-08-26: +4.19%2026-08-27: +4.38%2026-08-28: +4.09%2026-08-31: +4.62%2026-09-01: +4.15%2026-09-02: +3.17%2026-09-03: +2.80%2026-09-04: +2.37%2026-09-07: +3.03%2026-09-08: +3.68%2026-09-09: +2.80%2026-09-10: +1.96%2026-09-11: +3.39%

18 observed days · Aug 18 – Sep 11 · no interpolation

  • 7-day change+1.02 pp
  • Min / max (observed range)2.0% / 7.0%
  • Volatility (std dev of daily premium)1.4%
  • Continent rank15th widest of 54

Context

The Ghanaian cedi currently trades at a premium of +5.13% — the 15th widest gap of the 54 African currencies we track. That places it in the friction band (2–10%), where spreads often reflect liquidity, fees, or access costs rather than acute scarcity.

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