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US Dollar to Ghana Cedi

Interbank mid rate: 11.55 GHS
US Dollar USD

1 US Dollar = GH¢11.55

Bank of Ghana interbank rate, 18 Sep 2026. At a forex bureau expect roughly GH¢11.75 to GH¢12.15 per US Dollar.

Convert US Dollar and cedis

At the official Bank of Ghana rate. For the bureau rate and other currencies use the full converter.

The three rates for US Dollar to cedi
Official
GH¢11.55
Bank of Ghana interbank, 18 Sep 2026
Bureau buying
GH¢11.75
What a bureau pays you for USD
Bureau selling
GH¢12.15
What a bureau charges you for USD
Bureau spread is about 5.2% over the official rate. That gap is what the bureau route costs you.

Interbank buying / selling: GH¢11.5442 / GH¢11.5558.

Interbank and bureau rates are never mixed.

US Dollar to cedi: quick amounts
$ USDGhana Cedis (official)
1 USDGH¢11.55
5 USDGH¢57.75
10 USDGH¢115.50
20 USDGH¢231.00
50 USDGH¢577.50
100 USDGH¢1,155.00
500 USDGH¢5,775.00
1,000 USDGH¢11,550.00
5,000 USDGH¢57,750.00

At the Bank of Ghana interbank rate of GH¢11.55 per USD, 18 Sep 2026. A bureau will give you fewer cedis when you sell.

About the US Dollar to cedi rate

The US dollar is the reference currency for most of Ghana's imports, fuel pricing and diaspora remittances, so its cedi rate moves the whole economy. The Bank of Ghana interbank mid rate was GH¢11.5500 per dollar on 18 September 2026, with buying at GH¢11.5442 and selling at GH¢11.5558. Forex bureaux quote a higher selling rate than the official interbank figure: on 11 September 2026 they were selling dollars at about GH¢12.15, roughly 5 percent above the official selling rate, and that gap is what the bureau route costs you.

Frequently asked
What is the dollar to cedi rate today?
The Bank of Ghana interbank mid rate is GH¢11.5500 per US dollar as of 18 September 2026. A forex bureau will typically sell dollars for more than this, around GH¢12.15 as of 11 September 2026.
How many cedis is 100 dollars?
At the official interbank mid rate of GH¢11.5500, 100 US dollars is GH¢1,155.00. At the forex bureau selling rate of about GH¢12.15 you would pay closer to GH¢1,215 to buy the same 100 dollars.
Why is the bureau dollar rate higher than the bank rate?
Bureaux add a margin over the official Bank of Ghana interbank rate to cover their spread and cash demand. On the dollar this has recently run at roughly 5 percent above the official selling rate.
Where does this dollar to cedi rate come from?
The official figure is the Bank of Ghana Daily Interbank FX Rate, the benchmark banks quote from. Bureau figures are gathered separately and always labelled as bureau, never interbank.
Sources
  • Bank of Ghana 9 Jul 2026, 18 Sep 2026
  • Trading Economics 15 Jul 2026
  • CediRates 11 Sep 2026

Every figure on this page is dated and drawn from a named public source. Data changes over time; check the source for the latest.

Snapshot

11.55 GHS
Interbank mid rate
11.54 GHS
Interbank buying
11.56 GHS
Interbank selling
-9.91 %
Cedi change vs this currency (12 months)

Key facts

Interbank mid rate11.55 GHS
Interbank buying11.54 GHS
Interbank selling11.56 GHS
Forex bureau buying11.75 GHS
Forex bureau selling12.15 GHS
Cedi change vs this currency (12 months)-9.91 %
ISO codeUSD