Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Ghana: key statistics
Ghana has 35.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,257. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Accra
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Ghana cedi GHS
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- GHGHA
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo
Population35.1m2025 · rank 47 of 217GDP$114bn2025 · rank 70 of 211GDP per capita$3,2572025 · rank 157 of 211Life expectancy65.7 yrs2024 · rank 189 of 217Internet users72.2%2024 · rank 120 of 188Fertility3.342024 · rank 46 of 217CO₂ per person0.70 t2024 · rank 153 of 203Inflation14.2%2025 · rank 14 of 180
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Ghana, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Ghana by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 35.1m | 2025 | 47/217 | 11/48 | +22% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.83% | 2025 | 58/217 | 41/48 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 58.9% | 2025 | 132/217 | 12/48 | +5.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.34 | 2024 | 46/217 | 39/48 | −17% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.8% | 2025 | 172/217 | 14/48 | +0.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 35.4% | 2025 | 51/217 | 41/48 | −3.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 151.3 | 2024 | 75/216 | 12/48 | +23% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 25.9 | 2024 | 46/217 | 40/48 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 238,539 km² | 2024 | 81/216 | 29/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $114bn | 2025 | 70/211 | 6/46 | +131% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,257 | 2025 | 157/211 | 11/46 | +89% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $8,610 | 2025 | 147/199 | 12/46 | +66% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $2,630 | 2025 | 159/201 | 14/46 | +40% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 6.0% | 2025 | 34/210 | 12/46 | +3.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 4.0% | 2025 | 49/210 | 9/46 | +4.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 21.3% | 2025 | 33/198 | 23/45 | +1.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 29.3% | 2025 | 57/201 | 12/45 | −1.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 42.9% | 2025 | 175/201 | 28/45 | +2.4 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 9.9% | 2024 | 167/175 | 38/43 | −17.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 12.4% | 2024 | 139/163 | 30/39 | −5.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 14.2% | 2025 | 14/180 | 8/44 | −2.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 12.56 | 2025 | 104/210 | 47/47 | +238% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 12.4% | 2023 | 104/142 | 19/32 | +1.7 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 22.7% | 2022 | 91/142 | 12/32 | −4.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 46.9% | 2024 | 51/119 | 18/43 | −8.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.48% | 2025 | 146/156 | 43/45 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 35.1% | 2024 | 95/184 | 14/43 | +6.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 33.9% | 2024 | 117/184 | 18/43 | −1.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 69.0% | 2024 | 116/184 | 17/43 | +5.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 8.2% | 2025 | 22/185 | 2/42 | +13.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.7% | 2025 | 117/197 | 30/46 | −4.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.1% | 2025 | 93/178 | 24/41 | −8.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 897,000 | 2015 | 102/196 | 11/42 | +109% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.0% | 2025 | 148/187 | 35/47 | −3.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 5.8% | 2025 | 156/187 | 31/47 | −8.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 58.5% | 2025 | 115/187 | 32/47 | −10.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 55.3% | 2025 | 79/187 | 28/47 | −9.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.6bn | 2023 | 26/145 | 13/48 | +18% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.1% | 2023 | 75/139 | 38/47 | −0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $46.5 | 2023 | 89/145 | 33/48 | −4.1% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 39.0% | 2016 | 22/151 | 22/44 | −21.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 56.3% | 2016 | 24/151 | 24/44 | −20.4 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 23.4% | 2016 | 64/145 | 41/45 | −8.5 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 43.5 | 2016 | 23/151 | 12/44 | +1.6% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 6.4% | 2024 | 70/167 | 40/44 | −2.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 14.5% | 2025 | 150/190 | 36/46 | +3.6 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 76.5% | 2021 | 105/141 | 14/41 | +5.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 72.1% | 2021 | 108/147 | 14/41 | +6.8 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 101.0% | 2024 | 88/191 | 18/41 | +1.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 75.7% | 2024 | 136/176 | 9/34 | +11.7 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 21.3% | 2024 | 128/172 | 6/34 | +6.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.5% | 2024 | 58/168 | 4/36 | +7.8 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 27.0 | 2019 | 44/173 | 32/40 | −18% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.9% | 2022 | 143/184 | 27/43 | −5.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 65.7 yrs | 2024 | 189/217 | 22/48 | +4.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 27.5 | 2024 | 52/196 | 40/48 | −30% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 35.9 | 2024 | 51/196 | 40/48 | −35% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 234 | 2023 | 32/194 | 29/48 | −31% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 2.9% | 2023 | 178/193 | 43/48 | −1.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $70.3 | 2023 | 162/193 | 25/48 | −33% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.27 | 2023 | 142/180 | 14/46 | +166% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 90% | 2024 | 95/193 | 8/48 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.5% | 2024 | 25/153 | 22/44 | −0.3 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 17.4% | 2022 | 69/154 | 42/46 | −5.4 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 89.9% | 2024 | 149/206 | 6/46 | +10.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 31.6% | 2024 | 187/203 | 32/46 | +12.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 72.2% | 2024 | 120/188 | 5/46 | +53.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 113.6 | 2024 | 109/210 | 15/48 | +5.0% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.7 | 2024 | 176/208 | 22/48 | +166% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 91.9% | 2024 | 158/215 | 5/48 | +13.6 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 35.0% | 2024 | 150/192 | 18/48 | +14.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.70 t | 2024 | 153/203 | 15/47 | +33% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 39.0% | 2021 | 63/212 | 37/48 | −11.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 34.9% | 2021 | 85/206 | 23/48 | −32.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 30.9% | 2024 | 111/214 | 18/48 | +1.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 20.7% | 2024 | 53/206 | 14/48 | +1.3 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 4.8% | 2022 | 107/177 | 22/47 | +0.4 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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