01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$82.94B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 81 of 210

Real GDP growth5.7%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$2,4092024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity25.9%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Mining, manufacturing and utilities

Manufacturing10.8%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −4.9 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Ghana	1970	$4.70B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$526	Not published	Not published	56.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1971	$5.13B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$559	Not published	Not published	55.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1972	$4.48B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	$475	Not published	Not published	42.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1973	$4.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	$431	Not published	Not published	32.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1974	$4.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	$487	Not published	Not published	32.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1975	$4.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	$453	Not published	Not published	27.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1976	$4.75B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	$448	Not published	Not published	25.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1977	$5.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	$473	Not published	Not published	24.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1978	$5.99B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	$532	Not published	Not published	23.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1979	$6.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	$545	Not published	Not published	21.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1980	$6.92B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	$580	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1981	$7.31B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	$596	Not published	Not published	21.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1982	$7.23B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-6.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	$572	Not published	Not published	20.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1983	$7.17B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	$550	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1984	$8.07B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	$604	Not published	Not published	21.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1985	$8.75B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$640	Not published	Not published	22.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1986	$9.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	$672	Not published	Not published	21.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1987	$10.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$706	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1988	$11.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$753	Not published	Not published	19.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1989	$11.14B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$742	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1990	$13.21B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$858	Not published	Not published	19.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1991	$14.86B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	$941	Not published	Not published	21.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1992	$14.61B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$903	Not published	Not published	19.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1993	$12.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	$763	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1994	$11.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$680	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1995	$13.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$788	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1996	$14.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$826	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1997	$14.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$801	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1998	$15.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$849	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1999	$16.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$855	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2000	$10.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$538	Not published	Not published	9.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2001	$11.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$559	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2002	$13.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$631	Not published	Not published	11.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2003	$16.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$760	Not published	Not published	12.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2004	$18.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$862	Not published	Not published	12.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2005	$22.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$1,015	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2006	$27.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$1,174	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2007	$32.86B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	$1,390	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2008	$37.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	$1,565	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2009	$34.48B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	$1,387	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2010	$42.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$1,673	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2011	$52.07B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	$1,995	Not published	Not published	19.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2012	$54.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	$2,043	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2013	$62.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	$2,294	Not published	Not published	21.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2014	$54.78B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$1,954	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2015	$49.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	$1,722	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2016	$56.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	$1,913	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2017	$60.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	$2,013	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2018	$67.30B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	$2,197	Not published	Not published	19.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2019	$68.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	$2,186	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2020	$70.04B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$2,197	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2021	$79.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$2,446	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2022	$74.26B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$2,240	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2023	$80.55B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$2,384	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2024	$82.94B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	$2,409	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

GhanaAfricaWestern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Ghana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

GhanaWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$4.70B → $13.21B

Compound annual change: +5.3% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$13.21B → $42.62B

Compound annual change: +6.0% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$42.62B → $82.94B

Compound annual change: +4.9% CAGR

Nominal GDP$82.94B2024 · Published series · World rank 81 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$83.28B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Ghana	1970	$4.70B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1971	$5.13B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.74B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1972	$4.48B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1973	$4.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$12.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1974	$4.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$12.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1975	$4.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1976	$4.75B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$10.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1977	$5.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1978	$5.99B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$12.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1979	$6.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1980	$6.92B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1981	$7.31B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1982	$7.23B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$10.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1983	$7.17B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$10.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1984	$8.07B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1985	$8.75B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1986	$9.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$12.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1987	$10.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$12.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1988	$11.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$13.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1989	$11.14B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1990	$13.21B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1991	$14.86B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$15.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1992	$14.61B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1993	$12.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1994	$11.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1995	$13.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1996	$14.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1997	$14.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1998	$15.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$20.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1999	$16.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$21.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2000	$10.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2001	$11.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2002	$13.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$24.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2003	$16.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$25.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2004	$18.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$27.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2005	$22.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$28.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2006	$27.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$30.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2007	$32.86B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$31.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2008	$37.96B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$34.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2009	$34.48B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$36.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2010	$42.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$38.97B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2011	$52.07B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$44.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2012	$54.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$48.57B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2013	$62.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$52.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2014	$54.78B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$53.97B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2015	$49.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$55.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2016	$56.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$56.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2017	$60.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$61.61B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2018	$67.30B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$65.43B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2019	$68.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$69.68B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2020	$70.04B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$70.04B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2021	$79.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$73.60B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2022	$74.26B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$76.40B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2023	$80.55B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$78.80B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2024	$82.94B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$83.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Western Africa$623.17B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Ghana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

GhanaWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$526 → $858

Compound annual change: +2.5% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$858 → $1,673

Compound annual change: +3.4% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$1,673 → $2,409

Compound annual change: +2.6% CAGR

GDP per person$2,4092024 · Published series · World rank 167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$2,4192024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Ghana	1970	$526	Not published	Not published	56.7 (world = 100)	$1,246	Not published	Not published	24.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	1971	$559	Not published	Not published	55.8 (world = 100)	$1,279	Not published	Not published	24.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	1972	$475	Not published	Not published	42.0 (world = 100)	$1,213	Not published	Not published	22.2 (world = 100)
Ghana	1973	$431	Not published	Not published	32.0 (world = 100)	$1,244	Not published	Not published	21.8 (world = 100)
Ghana	1974	$487	Not published	Not published	32.5 (world = 100)	$1,291	Not published	Not published	22.5 (world = 100)
Ghana	1975	$453	Not published	Not published	27.5 (world = 100)	$1,098	Not published	Not published	19.4 (world = 100)
Ghana	1976	$448	Not published	Not published	25.6 (world = 100)	$1,029	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Ghana	1977	$473	Not published	Not published	24.4 (world = 100)	$1,022	Not published	Not published	17.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	1978	$532	Not published	Not published	23.6 (world = 100)	$1,076	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Ghana	1979	$545	Not published	Not published	21.4 (world = 100)	$1,017	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)
Ghana	1980	$580	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)	$992	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)
Ghana	1981	$596	Not published	Not published	21.3 (world = 100)	$931	Not published	Not published	14.8 (world = 100)
Ghana	1982	$572	Not published	Not published	20.9 (world = 100)	$842	Not published	Not published	13.6 (world = 100)
Ghana	1983	$550	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)	$780	Not published	Not published	12.4 (world = 100)
Ghana	1984	$604	Not published	Not published	21.7 (world = 100)	$825	Not published	Not published	12.8 (world = 100)
Ghana	1985	$640	Not published	Not published	22.9 (world = 100)	$849	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)
Ghana	1986	$672	Not published	Not published	21.2 (world = 100)	$874	Not published	Not published	13.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	1987	$706	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)	$895	Not published	Not published	13.2 (world = 100)
Ghana	1988	$753	Not published	Not published	19.5 (world = 100)	$923	Not published	Not published	13.3 (world = 100)
Ghana	1989	$742	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	$946	Not published	Not published	13.4 (world = 100)
Ghana	1990	$858	Not published	Not published	19.8 (world = 100)	$953	Not published	Not published	13.3 (world = 100)
Ghana	1991	$941	Not published	Not published	21.0 (world = 100)	$978	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)
Ghana	1992	$903	Not published	Not published	19.1 (world = 100)	$991	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)
Ghana	1993	$763	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	$1,014	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	1994	$680	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)	$1,022	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	1995	$788	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	$1,038	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	1996	$826	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	$1,061	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	1997	$801	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)	$1,079	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)
Ghana	1998	$849	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	$1,103	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	1999	$855	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	$1,124	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	2000	$538	Not published	Not published	9.8 (world = 100)	$1,142	Not published	Not published	13.8 (world = 100)
Ghana	2001	$559	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)	$1,163	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)
Ghana	2002	$631	Not published	Not published	11.4 (world = 100)	$1,185	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	2003	$760	Not published	Not published	12.4 (world = 100)	$1,214	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Ghana	2004	$862	Not published	Not published	12.7 (world = 100)	$1,246	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	2005	$1,015	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)	$1,289	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Ghana	2006	$1,174	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	$1,313	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	2007	$1,390	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	$1,335	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)
Ghana	2008	$1,565	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	$1,420	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)
Ghana	2009	$1,387	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)	$1,453	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)
Ghana	2010	$1,673	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	$1,530	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)
Ghana	2011	$1,995	Not published	Not published	19.0 (world = 100)	$1,703	Not published	Not published	17.2 (world = 100)
Ghana	2012	$2,043	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)	$1,817	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	2013	$2,294	Not published	Not published	21.3 (world = 100)	$1,916	Not published	Not published	18.8 (world = 100)
Ghana	2014	$1,954	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	$1,925	Not published	Not published	18.5 (world = 100)
Ghana	2015	$1,722	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	$1,921	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)
Ghana	2016	$1,913	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	$1,941	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	2017	$2,013	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)	$2,053	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)
Ghana	2018	$2,197	Not published	Not published	19.4 (world = 100)	$2,136	Not published	Not published	19.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	2019	$2,186	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)	$2,229	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)
Ghana	2020	$2,197	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)	$2,197	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)
Ghana	2021	$2,446	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	$2,263	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)
Ghana	2022	$2,240	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)	$2,305	Not published	Not published	19.4 (world = 100)
Ghana	2023	$2,384	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	$2,332	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)
Ghana	2024	$2,409	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)	$2,419	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Western Africa$1,3662024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Ghana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

GhanaWestern AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

5.6% → 3.3%

Average annual rate: +1.6%

Integration1990–2010

3.3% → 7.9%

Average annual rate: +4.9%

Current era2010–2024

7.9% → 5.7%

Average annual rate: +5.8%

Real GDP growth5.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 31 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth3.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 54 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator252.42024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Ghana	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1971	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1972	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1973	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1974	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1975	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	-14.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1976	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1977	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1978	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1979	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	-5.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1980	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1981	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1982	-6.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-9.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1983	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-7.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	0.1	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1984	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.1	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1985	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.1	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1986	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1987	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1988	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.3	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1989	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.4	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1990	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.5	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1991	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.6	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1992	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.7	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1993	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.9	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1994	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	1.1	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1995	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	1.6	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1996	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	2.3	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1997	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	2.7	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1998	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	3.2	Not published	Not published
Ghana	1999	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	3.6	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2000	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	4.6	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2001	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	6.2	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2002	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	7.5	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2003	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	9.7	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2004	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	11.1	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2005	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	12.7	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2006	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	14.6	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2007	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	17.4	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2008	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	20.7	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2009	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	24.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2010	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	27.9	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2011	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	31.8	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2012	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	36.7	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2013	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	42.4	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2014	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	52.5	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2015	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	59.5	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2016	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	68.9	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2017	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	76.2	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2018	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	84.3	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2019	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	91.4	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2020	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2021	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	112.1	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2022	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	143.7	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2023	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	201.3	Not published	Not published
Ghana	2024	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	252.4	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Western Africa4.8%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Ghana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

GhanaWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

73.5% → 83.4%

Percentage-point change: +9.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

83.4% → 83.2%

Percentage-point change: -0.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

83.2% → 88.9%

Percentage-point change: +5.7 pp

Final consumption88.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption84.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption4.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand98.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Ghana	1970	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	92.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1971	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	70.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	95.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1972	74.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	68.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	83.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1973	73.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	86.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1974	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	94.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1975	73.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	67.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	90.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1976	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	90.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1977	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	91.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1978	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	77.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	90.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1979	80.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	89.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1980	82.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1981	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	79.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	90.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1982	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	89.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1983	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+25.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	91.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1984	82.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	78.9%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	91.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1985	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	76.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	93.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1986	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	74.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	92.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1987	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	75.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1988	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	92.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1989	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	76.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	99.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1990	83.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	99.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1991	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	99.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1992	83.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	77.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	101.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1993	79.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	108.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1994	73.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	106.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1995	74.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	68.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1996	75.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	70.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	104.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1997	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	70.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	109.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1998	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	72.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	109.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1999	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	74.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	112.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2000	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	73.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	115.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2001	78.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	72.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	118.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2002	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	107.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2003	77.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	112.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2004	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	70.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	120.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2005	79.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	123.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world
Ghana	2006	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	67.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	123.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world
Ghana	2007	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	73.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	114.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2008	85.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.3 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	118.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2009	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	71.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	112.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world
Ghana	2010	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	109.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2011	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	110.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2012	80.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	67.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	114.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2013	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	109.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world
Ghana	2014	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	107.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2015	81.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	108.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world
Ghana	2016	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	105.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2017	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	102.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2018	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	72.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	101.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2019	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	101.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Ghana	2020	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	77.5%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	103.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2021	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	77.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	102.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2022	85.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	100.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2023	90.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	100.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2024	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	84.1%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	98.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024

Western Africa81.5%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

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Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Ghana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

GhanaWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

19.0% → 16.5%

Percentage-point change: -2.5 pp

Integration1990–2010

16.5% → 26.1%

Percentage-point change: +9.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

26.1% → 10.0%

Percentage-point change: -16.1 pp

Gross capital formation10.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation9.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories0.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Ghana	1970	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1971	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1972	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1973	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1974	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1975	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1976	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1977	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1978	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1979	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1980	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1981	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-20.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1982	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.8 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1983	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1984	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1985	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1986	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1987	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1988	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1989	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1990	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1991	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1992	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1993	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1994	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1995	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1996	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1997	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1998	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	30.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1999	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2000	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2001	40.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	41.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2002	29.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Ghana	2003	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2004	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2005	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2006	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	46.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Ghana	2007	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2008	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2009	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Ghana	2010	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2011	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2012	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2013	24.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2014	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2015	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2016	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2017	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2018	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2019	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2020	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2021	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2022	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2023	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2024	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

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Africa20.9%2024

Western Africa20.1%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Ghana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

GhanaWestern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

24.3% → 20.4%

Percentage-point change: -3.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

20.4% → 55.0%

Percentage-point change: +34.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

55.0% → 69.4%

Percentage-point change: +14.4 pp

Exports35.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports34.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports1.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness69.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Ghana	1970	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1971	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1972	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1973	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1974	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1975	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1976	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1977	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1978	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1979	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-22.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1980	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-27.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1981	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-31.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1982	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-31.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1983	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1984	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1985	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1986	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1987	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1988	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1989	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1990	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1991	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1992	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1993	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1994	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-5.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1995	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1996	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1997	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	-7.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1998	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1999	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	-8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Ghana	2000	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	-8.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2001	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	-9.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	52.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2002	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	46.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2003	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	46.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2004	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	-9.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2005	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	-11.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	46.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2006	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	-11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	49.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2007	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	-12.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	49.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2008	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	-14.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	52.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2009	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	-9.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	54.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2010	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	-10.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	55.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2011	27.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	65.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world
Ghana	2012	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2013	25.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	-9.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	60.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Ghana	2014	28.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	-7.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	63.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2015	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	-8.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	76.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2016	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2017	33.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2018	33.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	68.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2019	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2020	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	66.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2021	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world
Ghana	2022	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	70.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2023	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	64.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2024	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	69.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024

Western Africa52.5%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Mining, manufacturing and utilities is the largest current activity at 25.9%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing22.2%

1970–1990-2.4 pp1990–2010-3.3 pp2010–2024-6.7 pp

World specialization: 5.21×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities25.9%

1970–1990-0.8 pp1990–2010-5.1 pp2010–2024+4.2 pp

World specialization: 1.23×

Construction4.9%

1970–1990-0.6 pp1990–2010+5.1 pp2010–2024-1.6 pp

World specialization: 0.85×

Trade, restaurants and hotels24.0%

1970–1990+7.6 pp1990–2010+1.5 pp2010–2024+8.0 pp

World specialization: 1.66×

Transport, storage and communication8.9%

1970–1990+1.9 pp1990–2010-2.9 pp2010–2024+1.6 pp

World specialization: 0.91×

Other activities14.1%

1970–1990-5.8 pp1990–2010+4.6 pp2010–2024-5.6 pp

World specialization: 0.32×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

27.5% → 26.7%

Percentage-point change: -0.8 pp

Integration1990–2010

26.7% → 21.7%

Percentage-point change: -5.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

21.7% → 25.9%

Percentage-point change: +4.2 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing5.21×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.23×

Construction0.85×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.66×

Transport, storage and communication0.91×

Other activities0.32×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Ghana	1970	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1971	32.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1972	33.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1973	34.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.7 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1974	38.2%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1975	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1976	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world	30.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1977	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+34.5 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1978	48.6%	Not published	Not published	+41.1 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1979	47.9%	Not published	Not published	+40.5 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world
Ghana	1980	47.6%	Not published	Not published	+40.8 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world
Ghana	1981	45.4%	Not published	Not published	+38.6 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1982	51.0%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world
Ghana	1983	53.0%	Not published	Not published	+46.1 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-27.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1984	41.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.1 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1985	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1986	33.7%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1987	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-25.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1988	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.7 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1989	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.2 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1990	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-24.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1991	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-25.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1992	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-25.5 pp vs world
Ghana	1993	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+26.1 pp vs world	33.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-29.6 pp vs world
Ghana	1994	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.8 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-28.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1995	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+26.7 pp vs world	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world
Ghana	1996	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	30.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-28.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1997	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.4 pp vs world	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-27.8 pp vs world
Ghana	1998	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.7 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-28.3 pp vs world
Ghana	1999	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-28.5 pp vs world
Ghana	2000	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.4 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-28.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2001	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-28.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2002	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.2 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-29.5 pp vs world
Ghana	2003	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-29.8 pp vs world
Ghana	2004	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.1 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-29.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2005	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.7 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-29.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2006	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-28.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2007	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.7 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-26.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2008	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.8 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2009	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+27.0 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-26.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2010	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-24.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2011	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-24.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2012	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-24.4 pp vs world
Ghana	2013	21.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-23.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2014	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-25.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2015	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2016	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2017	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-25.1 pp vs world
Ghana	2018	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-26.4 pp vs world
Ghana	2019	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-26.3 pp vs world
Ghana	2020	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-27.7 pp vs world
Ghana	2021	21.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-26.6 pp vs world
Ghana	2022	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world
Ghana	2023	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-28.8 pp vs world
Ghana	2024	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-30.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 10.8% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Ghana was 4.9 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 10.8%
World specialization: 0.69×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

25.5% → 24.0%

Percentage-point change: -1.5 pp

Integration1990–2010

24.0% → 15.9%

Percentage-point change: -8.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

15.9% → 10.8%

Percentage-point change: -5.1 pp

Share of total GVA10.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity41.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth3.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 80 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 86 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Ghana	1970	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	92.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1971	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	93.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1972	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	91.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1973	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	91.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1974	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1975	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1976	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	95.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1977	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	96.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1978	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	96.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1979	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	95.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	-16.8%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1980	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1981	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	94.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	-19.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1982	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	93.2%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	-20.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1983	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	89.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	-11.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1984	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	91.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	1985	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	94.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1986	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1987	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	90.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1988	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	89.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1989	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1990	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1991	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	88.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1992	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1993	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	78.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	-44.8%	Not published	Not published	-44.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1994	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	77.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1995	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	79.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1996	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1997	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	77.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1998	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	1999	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2000	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	78.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2001	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2002	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2003	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2004	23.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2005	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	78.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2006	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	76.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2007	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2008	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2009	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2010	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	73.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2011	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	52.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2012	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	46.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.0 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2013	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	-24.9 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2014	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	-30.0 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2015	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	48.4%	Not published	Not published	-27.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2016	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	51.7%	Not published	Not published	-25.7 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2017	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	-31.4 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2018	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-34.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Ghana	2019	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	-35.5 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2020	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	46.7%	Not published	Not published	-30.9 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2021	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2022	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2023	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	45.3%	Not published	Not published	-28.1 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Ghana	2024	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	-32.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.96×

Western Africa1.06×

World0.69×

Ghana Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure