Ghana

In brief

Home broadband per 100 people: 0.7 (2024). World rank 176 of 208 (1 = best); in Africa, 28 of 54. Patent applications by residents: 6 (2023). World rank 113 of 140; in Africa, 18 of 27. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 1.6% (2023). World rank 139 of 170; in Africa, 30 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 19% → 72.2%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 108 → 114, and home broadband per 100 people 0.3 → 0.7. Better than all its neighbours (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo): using the internet, access to electricity, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo): home broadband per 100 people and renewable share of energy use.