Ghana Economic Profile

Economic profile for Ghana with GDP, inflation, unemployment, debt, trade, population indicators, rankings and country risk context. The country is listed.
COUNTRY: Ghana
ISO3: GHA
REGION: Africa
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UPDATED: 2026-07-20 05:07:42

Economic indicators · Ghana

45 indicators
Indicator Category Latest Unit Rank
Inflation Prices & Inflation 14.2 percent 6
Consumer Price Index Prices & Inflation 855.78 index 6
GDP Deflator Inflation Prices & Inflation 14.43 annual percent 10
GDP Growth Growth & Output 5.95 annual percent 14
Nominal GDP Growth & Output 82.31 bn current US$ 67
GDP per Capita Growth & Output 3,257 current US$ 89
GDP PPP Growth & Output 276.11 bn current international $ 59
Gross Capital Formation Growth & Output 9.9 percent of GDP 101
Gross Savings Growth & Output 12.39 percent of GDP 90
Industry Share of GDP Growth & Output 31.52 percent of GDP 21
Services Share of GDP Growth & Output 40.94 percent of GDP 73
Agriculture Share of GDP Growth & Output 20.89 percent of GDP 5
Government Spending Public Finance 4.86 percent of GDP 73
Government Expense Public Finance 22.68 percent of GDP 50
Government Revenue Public Finance 15.02 percent of GDP 62
Tax Revenue Public Finance 12.39 percent of GDP 51
Interest Payments Public Finance 21.58 percent of revenue 6
Military Spending Public Finance 0.38 percent of GDP 71
Unemployment Labor Market 2.98 percent 59
Youth Unemployment Labor Market 5.83 percent 66
Employment Rate Labor Market 56.78 percent 46
Labor Force Participation Labor Market 58.52 percent 52
Labor Force Total Labor Market 13.25 m people 36
Vulnerable Employment Labor Market 59.96 percent 5
Current Account Balance External Sector 2.04 percent of GDP 29
Exports Trade 35.47 percent of GDP 43
Imports Trade 34.32 percent of GDP 42
Trade Openness Trade 69.79 percent of GDP 44
FDI Inflows External Sector 2.15 percent of GDP 39
Foreign Reserves External Sector 4.47 bn current US$ 69
External Debt External Sector 46.92 percent of GNI 9
Personal Remittances External Sector 3.68 percent of GDP 15
Official Exchange Rate Monetary & Financial 14.18 LCU per US$ 28
Deposit Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 11.42 percent 6
Broad Money Monetary & Financial 30.24 percent of GDP 54
Domestic Credit to Private Sector Monetary & Financial 9.03 percent of GDP 74
Stock Market Capitalization Monetary & Financial 9.2 percent of GDP 63
Population Population & Society 34.43 m people 35
Urban Population Population & Society 58.37 percent 62
Age Dependency Ratio Population & Society 65.36 percent 7
Life Expectancy Population & Society 65.7 years 72
Fertility Rate Population & Society 3.34 births per woman 10
Gini Index Population & Society 43.5 index 5
Poverty Headcount Population & Society 23.4 percent 24
Energy Use Energy & Environment 369.33 kg oil equivalent per capita 70

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GHA
NameGhana
RegionAfrica
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Ghana Economic Profile: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Inflation for Ghana. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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