GHA / Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana

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Capital
Accra
Currency
Ghana cedi
Continent
Africa
Area
238,535 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q117 ↗ · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
35.06M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
114.21B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
3,257.16 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
14.2 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
2.98 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.34 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
65.7 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.83 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
5.95 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
8,610.28 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.79 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
58.92 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
58.52 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
5.83 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
72.18 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
68.97 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.67 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Ghana: 35.06M
Ghana · Population21.84M25.45M29.05M32.66M36.27M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ghana · Population · people
YearGhana
202535,064,272
202434,427,414
202333,787,914
202233,149,152
202132,518,665
202031,887,809
201931,258,945
201830,637,585
201730,008,354
201629,356,742
201528,696,068
201428,041,592
201327,386,193
201226,734,268
201126,095,088
201025,474,995
200924,862,664
200824,249,946
200723,642,279
200623,040,702
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Ghana: 114.21B
Ghana · GDP11.55B39.55B67.55B95.54B123.54B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ghana · GDP · current US$
YearGhana
2025114,209,905,278.72
202483,288,585,604.03
202380,547,146,875.95
202273,919,003,212.2
202179,514,204,730.4
202070,008,243,859.87
201968,352,629,246.16
201867,259,353,965.61
201760,385,409,434.86
201656,144,179,397.85
201549,436,806,230.48
201454,678,533,805.91
201362,845,721,959.83
201241,271,701,060.95
201139,336,668,080.56
201032,197,655,566.53
200926,048,720,005.52
200828,679,383,241.07
200724,827,339,138.49
200620,885,037,596.7

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Ghana: 3,257.16
Ghana · GDP per capita671.371,376.582,081.82,787.023,492.232006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ghana · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearGhana
20253,257.16
20242,419.25
20232,383.9
20222,229.89
20212,445.19
20202,195.45
20192,186.66
20182,195.32
20172,012.29
20161,912.48
20151,722.77
20141,949.91
20132,294.8
20121,543.78
20111,507.44
20101,263.89
20091,047.7
20081,182.66
20071,050.12
2006906.44
% · 2006–2025
2025Ghana: 14.2
Ghana · Inflation4.0513.3422.6331.9141.22006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ghana · Inflation · %
YearGhana
202514.2
202422.85
202338.11
202231.26
20219.97
20209.89
20197.14
20187.81
201712.37
201617.45
201517.15
201415.49
201311.67
201211.19
20118.73
201010.73
200919.25
200816.49
200710.73
200611.68

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Ghana: 2.98
Ghana · Unemployment1.713.14.495.887.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ghana · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearGhana
20252.98
20242.82
20232.83
20222.87
20213.2
20203.18
20193.07
20183.2
20173.37
20165.26
20156.81
20144.4
20132.17
20123.13
20114.21
20105.38
20095.36
20085.14
20075.1
20064.9

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Ghana: —
Ghana · Fertility rate3.243.553.874.194.52006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ghana · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearGhana
2025No data available
20243.34
20233.4
20223.43
20213.49
20203.54
20193.59
20183.65
20173.72
20163.87
20153.98
20144.03
20134.11
20124.15
20114.18
20104.18
20094.18
20084.22
20074.29
20064.4

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Ghana: —
Ghana · Life expectancy59.461.1262.8464.5566.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Ghana · Life expectancy · years
YearGhana
2025No data available
202465.7
202365.5
202265.25
202164.29
202064.31
201964.46
201864.14
201763.83
201663.52
201563.18
201462.83
201362.4
201262
201161.62
201061.3
200960.93
200860.58
200760.28
200659.98
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Ghana

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.