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Ghana

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Accra255,447 observations
Population
35.06M
world rank #47 / 217
GDP
114.21B
world rank #69 / 186
GDP / capita
7,357.8
world rank #135 / 185
Life expectancy
65.7
world rank #189 / 217

Governance

608 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile43.9#96Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile52.5#98Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile66.1#101Rule of Law0-100 percentile57.9#95
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,704 indicators
GDPcurrent US$114.21B#69GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $7,357.8#135GDP growth%6%#31Inflation%14.2%#156
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$31.11B#70Merchandise importscurrent US$17.45B#93Exports of goods & services% GDP35.1%#88Imports of goods & services% GDP33.9%#106
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,225 indicators
Life expectancyyears65.7#189Infant mortalityper 1k births27.5#102Maternal mortalityper 100k234#87Health spending% GDP2.9%#177
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,925 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross75.7%#91Education spending% GDP2.9%#122Adult literacy%76.5%#31Primary enrollment% gross101%#57
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,420 indicators
Populationpeople35.06M#47Population growth%1.8%#58Urban population%58.9%#121Fertility ratebirths/woman3.3#46
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

284 indicators
Electricity access% pop91.9%#27Renewable energy share%39%#59Forest area% land35.2%#88Electric power consumptionkWh per capita565#121
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

225 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop82.6%#33Electricity access, urban% urban pop98.6%#12Energy use per capitakg oil eq.369.3#137Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

377 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area15.3%#99Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources4.8%#71Capture fisheries productiontonnes496,158.7#38
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

308 indicators
Agricultural land% land area55.4%#48Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,687.6#97Aquaculture productiontonnes121,810#36Food production index2014-16 = 100135.5#16
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

613 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people113.6#91Secure internet serversper 1M people48.9#183Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.78#121
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,349 indicators
Gini indexindex43.5#57Extreme poverty% pop39%#46Internet users% pop72.2%#115Homicide rateper 100k1.8#51
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

406 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths104#14INFORM risk score0-104.6#35Hazard & exposure0-104.6#40Vulnerability0-104.3#32
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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