Sub-Saharan Africa · GHA

Ghana market indicators

A compact view of economic scale, momentum and digital access. Each card uses the latest observation available from the source.

Capital
Accra
Income group
Lower middle income
World Bank region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country codes
GHA · GH

GDP per capita

$3,257
2025current US$

Economic output per person at current market exchange rates.

GDP growth

5.95%
2025annual %

Annual percentage growth of inflation-adjusted GDP.

Inflation

14.20%
2025annual %

Annual change in consumer prices.

Population

35,064,272
2025people

Total resident population.

Internet use

72.18%
2024% of population

Share of people who used the internet recently.

Unemployment

2.98%
2025% of labor force

Modeled ILO estimate of unemployment.

Trade openness

68.97%
2024% of GDP

Exports plus imports as a share of GDP.

Data-led reading

What the latest series says

Automatically calculated from the observations above; descriptive, not a forecast.

Income trend

$3,257 per person

Ghana's GDP per capita was $3,257 in 2025. In current-dollar terms it increased by 48.4% from the closest observation around five years earlier; exchange rates and inflation are part of that movement.

Economic pulse

5.95% real growth

Real GDP growth was 5.95% in 2025. Consumer-price inflation was 14.20% in 2025 and modeled unemployment was 2.98% in 2025. These series may refer to different reporting years.

Digital reach

72.18% online

Internet use reached 72.18% of the population in 2024, while fixed broadband subscriptions were 0.66 per 100 people in 2024. A subscription can serve multiple users, so the measures answer different questions.

People & connections

35,064,272 residents

The population grew at 1.83% in 2025. Life expectancy was 65.70 years, while exports plus imports equaled 68.97% of GDP in their respective latest observations.

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