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Interbank mid rate: 11.46 GHS
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US Dollar USD

1 US Dollar = GH¢11.4635

Bank of Ghana interbank rate, 9 Jul 2026. At a forex bureau expect roughly GH¢11.9 to GH¢12.25 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¢11.4635
Bank of Ghana interbank, 9 Jul 2026
Bureau buying
GH¢11.9
What a bureau pays you for USD
Bureau selling
GH¢12.25
What a bureau charges you for USD
Bureau spread is about 6.9% over the official rate. That gap is what the bureau route costs you.

Interbank buying / selling: GH¢11.47 / GH¢11.49.

Interbank and bureau rates are never mixed.

US Dollar to cedi: quick amounts
$ USDGhana Cedis (official)
1 USDGH¢11.46
5 USDGH¢57.32
10 USDGH¢114.64
20 USDGH¢229.27
50 USDGH¢573.18
100 USDGH¢1,146.35
500 USDGH¢5,731.75
1,000 USDGH¢11,463.50
5,000 USDGH¢57,317.50

At the Bank of Ghana interbank rate of GH¢11.4635 per USD, 9 Jul 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 GHu00a211.4635 per dollar on 9 July 2026. Over the year to mid-July 2026 the cedi weakened about 9.91 percent against the dollar, which feeds straight into import costs and inflation. Forex bureaux quote a higher selling rate than the official interbank figure, 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 GHu00a211.4635 per US dollar as of 9 July 2026. A forex bureau will typically sell dollars for more than this.
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 3 to 7 percent above the official 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, 13 Jul 2026
  • Trading Economics 15 Jul 2026
  • CediRates 14 Jul 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
11.46 GHS
Interbank mid rate
11.47 GHS
Interbank buying
11.49 GHS
Interbank selling
-9.91 %
Cedi change vs this currency (12 months)
Key facts
Interbank mid rate11.46 GHS
Interbank buying11.47 GHS
Interbank selling11.49 GHS
Forex bureau buying11.90 GHS
Forex bureau selling12.25 GHS
Cedi change vs this currency (12 months)-9.91 %
ISO codeUSD