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Official language: English
Currency: Ghanian Cedi
Capital City: Accra
Area: 238533km2
Subregional membership(s): West Africa, Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Mineral-rich countries, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)


34777522.5K
2024

Mid-year population
79.1B
2021

GDP at current prices, USD
42.3
2022

Under five mortality rate
97.9
2021

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)2.352.332.142.102.082.061.961.921.901.90
Population - Urban (%)54.1054.7055.40
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)61.461.962.162.262.761.961.661.862.463.5
Total fertility rate (per woman)4.13.93.73.73.73.63.63.53.53.4
Population - Urban (number)14,918,45515,442,82415,975,76516,517,22017,067,17117,625,56718,192,30118,767,20519,350,12119,940,842
Median age (years)19.719.819.920.020.120.220.420.520.720.9
Population - Male (number)14,397,36414,739,51015,073,58215,398,02715,723,67916,051,31516,375,53616,695,11517,016,52817,342,843
Population - Urban (%)54.0954.7555.4156.0656.7157.3557.9858.6259.2459.85
Population - Total (number)28,870,93929,554,30330,222,26230,870,64131,522,29032,180,40232,833,03233,475,87134,121,98534,777,523
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)63.263.964.064.164.764.163.864.064.565.6
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)65.065.965.966.166.866.466.066.166.767.8
Population - Female (%)50.1350.1350.1250.1250.1250.1250.1250.1350.13
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)3.453.393.333.283.223.163.113.063.012.96
Population - Female (number)14,473,57514,814,79315,148,68015,472,61415,798,61216,129,08716,457,49616,780,75617,105,45817,434,680
Population - Male (%)50.6550.6650.6750.6750.6850.69
Health
World Bank, World Health Organization, United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
49.747.645.643.842.140.539.137.8
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
60.658.155.853.751.950.048.246.7
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)15.00
60.858.356.153.952.050.148.4
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)12.6012.00
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)11.7412.3312.9213.5114.0914.6715.2615.83
49.747.745.743.942.240.639.3
55.353.050.948.947.145.343.842.3
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)5.00
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)97.6097.1097.40
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)89.0089.0095.0092.00
55.453.151.049.147.245.544.0
Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)108.36106.0999.4997.6498.6396.9598.04
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)69.6370.0167.9969.0071.4573.9675.84
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)92.2193.36
Mean years of schooling - Male (years)7.4
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)55.0155.5055.8258.7857.88
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)31.330.627.327.327.0
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)2,216,1842,210,1792,230,2082,232,2952,306,1812,319,9082,394,880
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)0.70.70.70.70.80.90.91.0
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)6.1
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)89.4687.1085.7585.0886.6192.60
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)89.1285.6984.6383.9085.7381.81
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)4.34.34.24.34.44.64.7
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)0.90.91.00.91.01.01.01.1
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)0.70.70.70.80.80.90.90.9
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)4.14.24.04.14.34.54.6
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)86.7380.83
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)76.5779.0480.38
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)18.6218.1718.68
Primary completion rate - Female (%)72.5073.4070.9670.9676.0076.80
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)6.76.66.05.96.06.06.0
Mean years of schooling - Female (years)5.2
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)1.11.11.11.11.11.1
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)6.76.66.16.06.06.06.0
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)4.24.34.14.24.44.54.6
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)71.3574.4776.19
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)67.9168.9066.3867.7570.6173.2775.31
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)28.927.326.5
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)84.9881.59
Primary completion rate - Total (%)69.0069.7068.8868.8871.4072.00
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)108.34106.7399.0597.3298.3896.8797.90
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)18.6818.5119.1518.3319.0919.8420.0721.00
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)15.8415.6716.16
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)0.80.80.80.80.90.91.01.0
Primary completion rate - Male (%)75.5076.5073.1573.1579.4080.40
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)12.7212.9913.5313.6615.7417.4418.2919.77
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)92.7693.59
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)108.32107.4098.6096.9898.1296.7997.77
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)66.1067.7564.7466.4869.7572.5874.78
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)12.9413.0613.53
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old (%)0.690.981.00
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)90.6092.4993.48
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)1.01.01.01.01.01.0
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)83.2182.38
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)56.1455.3855.0857.7656.63
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)1.01.01.01.01.01.0
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)6.76.56.16.06.16.06.0
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)82.0483.5284.49
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)15.7315.7816.3716.0217.4318.6519.1920.39
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)89.2986.3885.1884.4886.1687.16
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)55.5855.4455.4458.2657.24
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)4,342,3154,358,1764,393,0614,401,1944,549,8754,584,3814,729,514
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)2,126,1312,147,9972,162,8532,168,8992,243,6942,264,4732,334,634
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)16.617.015.616.015.2
National accounts
United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Construction (ISIC F) (US dollars)4,094,853,2233,793,777,5424,368,674,7704,197,198,2093,940,134,8174,486,962,2535,152,949,4054,301,201,426
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - National Currency (billions)180.4215.1256.7
Industry (%)30.10
Changes in inventories (US dollars)348,744,176353,552,274410,193,769343,275,160416,328,681394,286,506225,075,954150,953,993
Exports of goods and services (US dollars)16,927,325,40217,519,736,88420,462,657,79722,507,459,55425,598,103,48522,081,380,37223,901,160,00025,742,684,860
Industry (%)33.9729.9532.2133.5333.2431.64
Services (%)44.2247.5046.7646.9748.2447.88
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)40,601,629,05244,951,721,22350,272,893,12353,377,185,07856,923,632,06659,747,454,43068,041,822,25662,371,076,817
Manufacturing (ISIC D) (US dollars)5,552,913,4326,077,310,2476,132,250,0576,808,524,9876,945,546,2627,671,859,3718,656,571,7348,528,725,567
Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) (US dollars)11,475,389,73511,760,186,99513,723,371,34716,778,261,25817,323,076,28516,439,641,25417,435,974,29319,298,437,928
Services (%)48.91
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) (US dollars)9,998,101,80011,707,233,29011,815,864,90912,201,732,13711,841,030,10213,205,772,99815,632,492,17014,432,685,175
Transport, storage and communication (ISIC I) (US dollars)3,778,173,2354,535,378,9925,178,747,1876,134,739,6246,461,850,2077,215,188,3778,686,363,3936,905,262,410
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - US dollars (billions)49.255.059.0
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)40,601,629,05240,246,297,75742,022,559,11743,542,323,95849,321,962,57050,509,205,03854,353,604,14456,604,622,026
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)144,984142,203148,983161,999175,629178,482193,768
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US dollars)50,033,911,99551,721,788,86755,926,198,73359,393,666,49363,258,872,54763,583,986,24666,811,805,98768,868,093,363
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels (ISIC G-H) (US dollars)7,510,769,1729,443,388,98510,289,850,51112,104,374,94112,698,755,28012,673,448,99414,407,794,84913,468,875,435
Gross fixed capital formation (including Acquisitions less disposals of valuables) (US dollars)13,515,473,28713,943,660,77211,407,972,53214,262,120,35012,329,732,50312,370,133,95713,323,243,65511,828,748,120
Prices
Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period17.1517.4512.377.817.18-56.0720.39
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year17.6915.3611.825.807.9010.41-55.0018.92
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)17.1517.4512.377.817.18-56.0720.39
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)160.58185.25203.69
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100175.97206.69232.26250.39268.36295.06129.61156.03
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)17.6915.369.959.847.149.888.97
Energy
United Nations Statistics Division, African Union Commission, U.S. Energy Information Administration, AfDB, AUC and ECA Joint African Statistical Yearbook
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Conventional crude oil - Losses (terajoules)1,6382,0161,6381,1341,8741,858
Conventional crude oil - Losses, metric tons (thousands)0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)11,49112,01212,570
Conventional crude oil - Production, metric tons (thousands)5.44.68.48.910.29.6
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Import, metric tons (thousands)0.31.40.20.20.80.7
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)000
Conventional crude oil - Import (terajoules)13,02060,7329,7868,27434,87729,057
Conventional crude oil - Transformation, metric tons (thousands)0.41.40.30.40.80.6
Conventional crude oil - Export (terajoules)218,778179,424341,922372,120425,909404,749
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Transformation (terajoules)16,67457,49811,38217,05231,70823,420
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)9,3649,5969,841
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)5,8247,6158,60410,375
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)4.024.05
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)3.94.04.65.1
Conventional crude oil - Energy industries own use (terajoules)3783,360168966958.44873.18
Conventional crude oil - Production (terajoules)224,742193,788351,960372,792428,637401,561
Conventional crude oil - Total energy supply (terajoules)13,91860,8166,97217,09437,03022,103
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)3,5883,7073,843
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)3,8483,801
Conventional crude oil - Change in stocks (terajoules)5,06614,28012,852-8148574.563,766
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)5,8455,5825,930
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)5,6437,4357,660
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Export, metric tons (thousands)5.24.38.18.910.19.6
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)2,861,0002,918,0002,977,000
Tourism
World Bank, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), World Tourism Organization
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)6.455.30
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)7.826.20
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)897.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)5.535.45
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)911.0952.0919.0996.01,490191.0
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)1,4051,571
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Transport

Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)
Information society
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.990.881.040.940.95
80.0080.0080.0080.0095.8295.8295.82
23.0028.0037.8843.0022.0758.0068.60
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)121.26129.61121.60132.60129.61125.73123.21
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)125.71134.49126.20137.52134.32
23.0034.8634.8634.8667.6567.6567.65
23.0028.0037.8843.0053.0058.00
68.20
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)35,008,38738,305,07836,751,76140,934,87540,857,077
0.62
0.250.290.190.20.190.240.35
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.950.851.000.900.920.960.96
73,13286,59656,81061,26858,51878,371114,543
96.7996.7996.7996.7996.9896.9896.98
, 2018=10038,643,60075,750,50063,775,49012,819,23038,256,98017,344,42011,878,660
International trade
International Road Federation, World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total trade - Import, current USD (millions)21,09120,60322,15223,22126,90812,46522,132
Total trade - Export, current USD (millions)16,71517,52020,46422,51525,59214,51423,207
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
United Nations Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)3.713.914.354.595.22
Interest rate - Central bank (%)26.00
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)
Deposit rate (%) (%)13.34
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)6.39.510.111.79.812.021.9
Fiscal deficit (% of GDP)-7.4-14.8-10.4-21.0-25.7-61.2-55.6-52.2
Net ODA - current USD (millions)1,7691,3161,257
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)53.9055.9456.9861.9862.6978.3081.8183.23
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-4.01-6.75-3.97-6.79-7.29-15.63-11.63
International reserves - current USD (millions)5,7435,8676,2957,5637,8849,814
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)64.1246.6643.58
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)41.9039.5239.2136.6841.3345.0347.84
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Balance of payments
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Economic Commission for Africa
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)351.3365.7
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)-476.4
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)2,375
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-5.71-5.11-3.32-3.04-2.74-3.15-3.01
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Trade balance - current USD (millions)-3,143.9-1,773.31,187
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)-2,811.9
Services Balance - current USD (millions)-1,166.6-1,293.3-2,873.0
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)3,1923,4853,2552,9892,8271,8762,614
Current account balance - current USD (millions)-2,823.6-2,832.0-2,002.6
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)0.50.30.2
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)-1,110.9-1,222.1-2,740.9
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)221.414.715.981.0587.8542.4191.8
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)-900.0
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)26,39729,882
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)2,5981,4572,424
Environment
United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (metric tons)0.590.59
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)15.816.117.018.720.0
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)0.500.40
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)41.00
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)34.6334.8235.0035.0335.0635.10
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)7.797.797.797.797.687.687.68
Land area covered by forest (%)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)7.797.79