Ghana

Country in Africa

In brief

Inflation: +14.2% (2025). World rank 14 of 180; in Africa, 8 of 50. Services, share of GDP: 42.9% (2025). World rank 174 of 200; in Africa, 33 of 51. Current account balance, share of GDP: +8.2% (2025). World rank 22 of 185; in Africa, 3 of 48. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $49.4B → $114.2B, GDP per person $1,723 → $3,257, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $5,191 → $8,610. Better than all its neighbours (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo): GDP per person and GDP per person at purchasing power parity.

Size and growth

GDP: $114.2B 2025
GDP per person: $3,257 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $8,610 2025
GDP growth per year: +6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $2,630 2025
Inflation: +14.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 38 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 21.3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 29.3% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 42.9% 2025
Unemployment: 3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 5.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 55.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 35.1% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 33.9% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: +8.2% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.7% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 2.1% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 12.4% 2023
Currency: Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 43.5 2016
Living on under $3 a day: 39% 2016