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Ghana's cedi-dollar interbank rate explained: 11.6400 on 6 November 2026

GHDatafie, 23 October 2026

The Bank of Ghana's interbank mid rate was 11.6400 cedis per US dollar on 6 November 2026. At that rate, GHDatafie calculates that US$100 is GH₵1,164.0000. The figure is marked final, as published by the Bank of Ghana.

The Bank of Ghana's interbank mid rate was 11.6400 cedis per US dollar on 6 November 2026, according to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). On 5 November 2026 it was 11.6600, so the rate on 6 November was 0.0200 cedis lower, a change GHDatafie calculated. Both figures are marked final.

What the rate measures

The interbank rate is the price at which banks trade US dollars with each other in Ghana. BoG publishes it each working day, to four decimal places. The "mid" rate sits halfway between the rate at which dollars are bought and the rate at which they are sold. It tells you how many cedis one US dollar costs in that market on a given day.

GHDatafie carries the figures from July 2007. Rates from before the cedi's redenomination are in old cedis and are not carried, and days that BoG shows as 0.0000 are treated as having no value. In short, each figure is one day's price of a dollar between banks.

How to read it

A higher number means a dollar costs more cedis, so the cedi has weakened against the dollar. A lower number means a dollar costs fewer cedis, so the cedi has strengthened. The fall from 11.6600 to 11.6400 between 5 and 6 November 2026 therefore means the cedi bought slightly more dollars on 6 November.

An everyday way to read the figure is through a round sum. At 11.6400 cedis per dollar on 6 November 2026, GHDatafie calculates that US$100 is GH₵1,164.0000 at the interbank mid rate. That is the starting point for what a dollar purchase costs, before any bank or bureau margin.

How the recent figures moved

Among the figures shown, which begin on 11 September 2026, the rate was lowest on that first day, at 11.4615. It then rose for most of September and reached its highest point shown, 11.8300, on 7 October 2026. After that it eased, and BoG published 11.6600 on each day from 2 to 5 November 2026 before the latest figure of 11.6400. The chart above has every daily value if you want to trace the path day by day.

Common misunderstandings

The interbank rate is not the rate you will get at a bank counter or a forex bureau. Those businesses add their own margin, and the rate for buying dollars differs from the rate for selling them. The interbank mid rate is a reference point that sits between the two.

A rising number is easy to misread as good news for the cedi. It is the opposite: more cedis per dollar means each cedi is worth less in dollars. When you see the figure go up, the cedi has weakened.

A single day's move tells you little on its own. Daily changes are often small, and the rate can rise one day and fall the next. Looking at several weeks in the chart above gives a clearer picture than any one day.

The figures are as published and may be revised. BoG overwrites its tables in place, so GHDatafie stores each version as it stood when exported and keeps later changes as revisions.

Where the figures come from

The exchange rate figures are from the Bank of Ghana's Historical Interbank FX Rates, compiled by GHDatafie, which is independent of and not endorsed by BoG. You can see the full series on the GHS per US dollar interbank mid rate page, browse other indicators on all series, and follow new publications on releases.

Questions people ask

What is the cedi to dollar interbank rate today?

The Bank of Ghana's interbank mid rate was 11.6400 cedis per US dollar on 6 November 2026, marked final. Figures are as published and may be revised.

How much is US$100 in cedis at the interbank rate?

At 11.6400 cedis per dollar on 6 November 2026, GHDatafie calculates that US$100 is GH₵1,164.0000. Banks and forex bureaus usually charge a different rate, so what you pay may differ.

Does a higher interbank rate mean the cedi is stronger?

No. A higher figure means one dollar costs more cedis, so the cedi has weakened against the dollar. A lower figure means the cedi has strengthened.

Why is the rate at my forex bureau different from the Bank of Ghana rate?

The Bank of Ghana's figure is the interbank mid rate, halfway between the buying and selling rates in trades between banks. Bureaus and bank counters set their own buying and selling rates, which include a margin.

What was the highest cedi-dollar rate in recent weeks?

Among the figures shown from 11 September 2026, the highest was 11.8300 cedis per dollar on 7 October 2026, according to the Bank of Ghana. The lowest shown was 11.4615 on 11 September 2026.

Figures in this article

• GHS per US dollar, interbank mid rate, daily: Source: Bank of Ghana (BoG), bog.gov.gh. Figures as published by BoG; compiled by GHDatafie, which is independent of and not endorsed by BoG.

Changes and everyday examples are calculated by GHDatafie from the published figures. GHDatafie is independent and is not part of, or endorsed by, the publishers it quotes.