Ghana

GDP growth in Ghana

GDP growth in Ghana: 0.5% a year in 1980 and 6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
6% a year
Since 1980
+5.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
24 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in GhanaGDP growth in Ghana: 0.5% a year in 1980 and 6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 14% a year in 2011, the lowest -8.3% a year in 1982.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGhana
20256
20245.8
20233.1
20223.8
20215.1
20200.5
20196.5
20186.2
20178.1
20163.4
20152.1
20142.9
20137.2
20128.4
201114
20107.8
20095.7
20089
20074.1
20065.8
20056.2
20045.4
20035.1
20024.6
20013.8
20003.6
19994.5
19985
19975.8
19964.8
19954.2
19943.5
19934.8
19924.5
19914.8
19903.6
19894.5
19886.5
19876.7
19866.2
19856.4
19849.4
1983-6.2
1982-8.3
1981-3.8
19800.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGhana
20265.7
20275.2
20285
20295
20305
20315

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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