ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Accra. Population 35,064,272 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,126 5,199 7,272 1995 2025 7,358
GDP growth (%)
1.5 7.7 13.9 1995 2025 6.0
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
6.5 32.5 58.4 1995 2025 14.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
56.8 61.2 65.5 1995 2024 65.7

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 7,358 2025 +945 +1,750 147 of 199
GDP growth% 6.0% 2025 +5.4 pp +3.8 pp 34 of 209
GDP per person growth% 4.0% 2025 +5.5 pp +4.2 pp 48 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 2,630 2025 +510 +750 159 of 201
Trade% of GDP 69.0% 2024 −7.9 pp +5.1 pp 115 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.7% 2025 −1.0 pp −4.8 pp 117 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 14.2% 2025 +4.3 pp −2.9 pp 14 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 3.0% 2025 −0.2 pp −3.8 pp 147 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 35,064,272 2025 +3,176,463 +6,368,204 47 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.8% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.5 pp 58 of 217
Urban population% of total 58.9% 2025 +2.7 pp +5.3 pp 132 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 65.7 2024 +1.2 +2.9 189 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 27.5 2024 −5.4 −11.8 52 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 2.9% 2023 +0.5 pp −1.6 pp 178 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 76.5% 2021 +12.0 pp +5.0 pp 62 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 2.9% 2022 −0.6 pp −5.0 pp 131 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 72.2% 2024 +50.1 pp +53.2 pp 120 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 91.9% 2024 +8.4 pp +13.6 pp 158 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 43.5 2016 * +1.1 +0.7 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 39.0% 2016 * −2.8 pp −21.9 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 39.0% 2021 −6.2 pp −11.1 pp 63 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 6,364 +2.0 6,095 3,781 486 +2.8% 15% 13%
GDP growth 4.5% +0.7 4.3% 4.6% 2.3 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.4% +0.7 2.7% 2.5% 2.3 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 2,091 +2.7 2,750 1,355 201 +3.4% 7% 7%
Trade 68.7% +0.1 69.0% 59.9% 4.9 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.0% −1.2 1.9% 2.0% 1.9 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 17.4% −0.3 3.6% 3.5% 10.5 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 3.7% −0.5 5.1% 5.4% 1.3 – – –
Population 31,572,865 +1.8 12,348,573 14,957,094 1,918,954 +2.0% 1,197% 1,092%
Population growth 2.1% −1.4 1.7% 2.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 56.0% +1.9 50.9% 44.9% 1.6 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 64.1 +1.9 67.9 64.3 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 33.6 −1.7 28.7 37.2 3.7 – – –
Health spending 3.7% −1.0 4.5% 4.4% 0.8 – – –
Government spending on education 4.3% −1.0 4.0% 3.3% 1.4 – – –
Internet users 44.5% +1.3 57.9% 36.8% 21.5 – – –
Access to electricity 82.1% +2.1 88.7% 57.8% 4.7 – – –
Renewable energy 45.0% −2.0 42.5% 70.6% 2.9 – – –

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