Real GDP growth in Ghana
Real GDP in Ghana changed by 6.0% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Ghana, 2025
6.0%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
31st of 186
Real GDP growth in Ghana over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 5.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Ghana has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
GDP in US dollars
US$114.2 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$3,257 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$7,358 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$2,630 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
42.9%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
9.9%
2024 · World Bank