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🇬🇭 Ghana

Republic of Ghana

GHA GH ₵ Ghanaian cedi (GHS)

Every statistic we track for Ghana — 110 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$9,116

#139 of 191

Life expectancy

64.9 yrs

#142 of 188

Happiness score

4.55

#115 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.61

#45 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 81.2% #59/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 81.2% #58/139 2024
Bank Branches 5.9 #118/153 2024
Current Account Balance 10.1% #17/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 14.8% #111/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 80.4% #10/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 14.2 #91/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #114/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2.3% #76/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 118.3 #71/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 325.4 #64/191 2026
GDP per Capita 3,314 #141/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 4,242 #125/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 9,116 #139/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.2% #153/184 2019
Government Debt 53% #92/185 2026
Income per Person 2,138 #153/183 2018
Income per Person 2,138 #153/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 5.8% #44/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 10 #99/130 2023
Listed Companies 30 #58/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 43.4% #66/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 78.3% #2/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.8% #34/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.2% #64/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 9.1% #67/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.1% #63/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 145,431,875,240 #76/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.3 #46/217 2024
Median Age 21.6 #184/235 2026
Population 26.1 #48/229 2013
Population 35.7 #43/191 2026
Population Density 156.9 #86/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 16,030 #53/195 2025
Urban Population 58.4% #132/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 89.5% #159/214 2023
Internet Users 72.2% #117/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 120.8 #81/209 2022
Read News Online 35.6% #47/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 13.7% #149/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 2.7 #137/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.6 #52/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 3.7% #160/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 33.9% #132/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 28.2 #51/191 2023
Life Expectancy 64.9 #142/188 2013
Life Expectancy 66.4 #146/186 2020
Suicide Rate 8.1 #96/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 3.5% #166/167 2022
Undernourishment 6.3% #73/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 56 #148/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 8.4 #94/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.7 #153/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 369 #137/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 36.2% #83/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #27/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.7 #66/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.2 #90/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 42 #80/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 42 #79/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #46/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #52/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #51/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #138/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 80 #67/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #31/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #92/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.1 #91/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #48/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #45/179 2025
Military Spending 0.5% #140/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #69/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 62.2% #7/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #74/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 67.7 #50/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.6 #88/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 76.1% #13/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 32.6% #29/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.2 #81/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 72.2 #39/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 9 #56/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 25.9 #15/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 80.9% #105/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 16.2% #135/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.3 #135/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 16.9% #109/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 4.6% #81/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.6 #68/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 45.6 #112/141 2023
World Risk Index 3.2 #115/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 72.7% #54/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.6 #115/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #66/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.3 #108/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #52/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #92/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0 #137/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1 #115/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #143/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 7.1% #110/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 88.1% #37/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 87.2% #36/143 2018
Signed a Petition 3.7% #116/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 22.3% #22/120 2017
Trust in government 5.8 #19/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.2 #46/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.6 #24/120 2017
Trust in Science 70.5% #85/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 71.8% #54/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.3 #53/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.