Ghana — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Ghana, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Ghana was 5.95% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14.05% in 2011. The lowest was -12.43% in 1975 (about -2.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.87% per year.
Ghana ranks 35 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 17%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Ghana sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 58% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 181%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 13 of 47 economies; Gambia, The (5.89%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1528% in 1969. That is 29% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1970. Doubling roughly every 80 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 69th of 107 in 1961 → 23rd of 119 in 1970 → 108th of 152 in 1980 → 91st of 176 in 1990 → 122nd of 199 in 2000 → 32nd of 209 in 2010 → 35th of 209 in 2020 → 31st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 5.85% | +2.7 pp |
| 2023 | 3.14% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 5.08% | +4.6 pp |
| 2020 | 0.51% | -6.0 pp |
| 2019 | 6.51% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.9 pp |
| 2017 | 8.13% | +4.8 pp |
| 2016 | 3.37% | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 2.12% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 2.86% | -4.5 pp |
| 2013 | 7.31% | -2.0 pp |
| 2012 | 9.29% | -4.8 pp |
| 2011 | 14.05% | +6.1 pp |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +3.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.84% | -4.3 pp |
| 2008 | 9.15% | +4.8 pp |
| 2007 | 4.35% | -2.1 pp |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 4% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 4.11% | +0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -1.6 pp |
| 1993 | 4.85% | +1.0 pp |
| 1992 | 3.88% | -1.4 pp |
| 1991 | 5.28% | +2.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.33% | -1.8 pp |
| 1989 | 5.09% | -0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 5.63% | +0.8 pp |
| 1987 | 4.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 5.09% | -3.6 pp |
| 1984 | 8.65% | +13.2 pp |
| 1983 | -4.56% | +2.4 pp |
| 1982 | -6.92% | -3.4 pp |
| 1981 | -3.5% | -4.0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.47% | +3.0 pp |
| 1979 | -2.51% | -11.0 pp |
| 1978 | 8.48% | +6.2 pp |
| 1977 | 2.27% | +5.8 pp |
| 1976 | -3.53% | +8.9 pp |
| 1975 | -12.43% | -19.3 pp |
| 1974 | 6.85% | +4.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.88% | +5.4 pp |
| 1972 | -2.49% | -7.7 pp |
| 1971 | 5.22% | -4.5 pp |
| 1970 | 9.72% | +3.7 pp |
| 1969 | 6.01% | +5.6 pp |
| 1968 | 0.37% | -2.7 pp |
| 1967 | 3.08% | +7.3 pp |
| 1966 | -4.26% | -5.6 pp |
| 1965 | 1.37% | -0.8 pp |
| 1964 | 2.21% | -2.2 pp |
| 1963 | 4.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 4.11% | +0.7 pp |
| 1961 | 3.43% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ghana’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.11% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ghana’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +73.6% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.95%; 2024: 5.85%; 2023: 3.14%; 2022: 3.8%; 2021: 5.08%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.