Land covered by forest
30.9%% of land area
#88 of 2132024
97% of world average
SERIAL · 288Africa
Ghana
CapitalAccra
CurrencyGHS · Ghana cedi
LanguageEnglish
Area238,539 km²
Since1957
ISOGHA · GH
Population
35.1Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Kofi Annan
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in West Africa
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning various ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With over 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the thirteenth-most populous country in Africa, and the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and most populous city is Accra.
Text: Wikipedia — GhanaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-01
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Accra
- Currency
- Ghana cedi (GHS)
- Official language
- English
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +233
- Licence plate code
- GH
- Top-level domain
- .gh
- Independence / founding
- 1957
- Highest point
- Mount Afadja (2,904 m)
- Lowest point
- Gulf of Guinea (0 m)
- Anthem
- God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
— LAND —
Forest area
70,564km²
#58 of 2132025
37% of world average
Agricultural land
55.4%% of land area
#48 of 2092024
149% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
20.7%% of land area
#53 of 2062024
149% of world average
Land area
238,539km²
#81 of 2152024
36% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
35.1Mpeople
#47 of 2162025
92% of world average
Population growth
1.8%% per year
#58 of 2162025
186% of world average
Population density
151people per km²
#76 of 2152024
33% of world average
People living in cities
58.9%% of population
#132 of 2162025
93% of world average
Urban population growth
2.8%% per year
#51 of 2162025
182% of world average
People living rurally
41.1%% of population
#85 of 2162025
112% of world average
Population aged 0-14
35.4%% of population
#51 of 2162025
141% of world average
Population aged 15-64
60.8%% of population
#159 of 2162025
95% of world average
Population aged 65+
3.8%% of population
#171 of 2162025
35% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
64.5%% of working-age population
#58 of 2162025
112% of world average
Female population
50.1%% of population
#138 of 2162025
100% of world average
Births per woman
3.34births per woman
#46 of 2162024
142% of world average
Birth rate
25.9 /1,000per 1,000 people
#46 of 2162024
150% of world average
Death rate
7.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#118 of 2162024
91% of world average
Net migration
-17,079people (5-year total)
#169 of 2162025
-15511% of world average
Migrants living in the country
1.5%% of population
#162 of 2152024
11% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$114.21Bcurrent US$
#70 of 2112025
21% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$301.91Bcurrent int'l $
#69 of 1992025
29% of world average
GDP per person
$3,257current US$
#156 of 2112025
14% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$8,610current int'l $
#147 of 1992025
26% of world average
GDP growth
6.0%% per year
#34 of 2102025
176% of world average
GDP per person growth
4.0%% per year
#49 of 2102025
170% of world average
Gross national income
$107.22Bcurrent US$
#69 of 2042025
19% of world average
Gross national income per person
$2,630current US$
#160 of 2032025
13% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$8,080current int'l $
#149 of 1972025
25% of world average
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Inflation
14.2%% per year
#176 of 1902025
165% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
14.4%% per year
#191 of 2092025
204% of world average
Government revenue
15.0%% of GDP
#123 of 1492023
57% of world average
Government spending
22.7%% of GDP
#94 of 1492022
82% of world average
Government consumption
4.8%% of GDP
#179 of 1812024
27% of world average
Household consumption
83.0%% of GDP
#26 of 1812024
129% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
9.9%% of GDP
#169 of 1782024
42% of world average
Fixed investment
9.7%% of GDP
#165 of 1732024
44% of world average
Gross savings
12.4%% of GDP
#142 of 1682024
57% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$1.91Bcurrent US$
#69 of 2012025
23% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
1.7%% of GDP
#114 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.0%% of GDP
#137 of 1792025
2% of world average
Current account balance
8.2%% of GDP
#23 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$12.13Bcurrent US$
#108 of 1772025
12% of world average
External debt
$37.41Bcurrent US$
#85 of 1212024
48% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
43.50-100
#128 of 1472016
122% of world average
People below the poverty line
39.0%% of population
#126 of 1472016
305% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
32.2%%
#120 of 1472016
116% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.6%%
#137 of 1472016
57% of world average
Stock market value
14.4%% of GDP
#75 of 882025
19% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$2.42Bcurrent US$
#64 of 1862025
47% of world average
Foreign aid received
2.1%% of GNI
#73 of 1372023
34% of world average
Exchange rate
12.6local currency per US$
#105 of 2112025
1% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
21.3%% of GDP
#34 of 1992025
213% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
29.3%% of GDP
#57 of 2022025
120% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
10.1%% of GDP
#97 of 1952025
92% of world average
Services' share of the economy
42.9%% of GDP
#175 of 2022025
74% of world average
3 of 39 figures unavailable for Ghana.
— TRADE —
Exports
35.1%% of GDP
#96 of 1872024
81% of world average
Imports
33.9%% of GDP
#120 of 1872024
68% of world average
Trade balance
1.1%% of GDP
#68 of 1872024
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
42.5%% of GDP
#134 of 2052025
66% of world average
Goods exported
$31.11Bcurrent US$
#70 of 2072025
25% of world average
Goods imported
$17.45Bcurrent US$
#93 of 2072025
14% of world average
Services exported
$10.06Bcurrent US$
#71 of 1912025
21% of world average
Services imported
$14.64Bcurrent US$
#60 of 1912025
33% of world average
Goods and services exported
$41.31Bcurrent US$
#70 of 1912025
24% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$32.09Bcurrent US$
#81 of 1912025
19% of world average
High-tech share of exports
1.6%% of manufactured exports
#132 of 1792023
13% of world average
Terms of trade
149index
#7 of 2062024
141% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
65.7 yrsyears
#188 of 2162024
89% of world average
Life expectancy, women
68.2 yrsyears
#186 of 2162024
89% of world average
Life expectancy, men
63.3 yrsyears
#187 of 2162024
89% of world average
Infant deaths
27.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#145 of 1962024
148% of world average
Deaths under age 5
35.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#146 of 1962024
148% of world average
Maternal deaths
234per 100,000 live births
#163 of 1942023
201% of world average
Health spending
2.9%% of GDP
#178 of 1932023
43% of world average
Health spending per person
$70current US$
#162 of 1932023
5% of world average
Physicians
0.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#148 of 1872023
13% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
4.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#92 of 1962023
87% of world average
Hospital beds
0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
not enough data to rank2015
23% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
89.9%% of population
#155 of 2142024
99% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
31.6%% of population
#196 of 2132024
39% of world average
Suicide rate
5.32per 100,000 people
#69 of 1852021
62% of world average
Adults who smoke
3.3%% of adults
#2 of 1662024
17% of world average
HIV prevalence
1.5%% aged 15-49
#127 of 1532024
109% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
126per 100,000 people
#153 of 2082024
127% of world average
Undernourishment
6.4%% of population
#92 of 1682024
63% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
90.0%% of children 12-23 months
#92 of 1932024
105% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
2.9%% of GDP
#147 of 1902022
67% of world average
Education spending
13.2%% of government spending
#88 of 1892022
97% of world average
Adult literacy
76.5%% aged 15+
#85 of 1192021
91% of world average
Youth literacy
91.5%% aged 15-24
#89 of 1262021
100% of world average
Primary school enrolment
101.0%% gross
#92 of 2002024
100% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
75.7%% gross
#142 of 1882024
87% of world average
University enrolment
21.3%% gross
#126 of 1672024
43% of world average
Primary school completion
97.5%% of relevant age group
#61 of 1802024
109% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
27pupils per teacher
#122 of 1602019
122% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
11.0 yrsyears
#62 of 1972025
110% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
3.0%% of labour force
#40 of 1862025
43% of world average
Youth unemployment
5.8%% of labour force aged 15-24
#32 of 1862025
37% of world average
Labour force participation
58.5%% aged 15+
#115 of 1862025
97% of world average
Women in the labour force
55.3%% of women aged 15+
#79 of 1862025
108% of world average
Men in the labour force
61.8%% of men aged 15+
#156 of 1862025
89% of world average
Labour force
13.3Mpeople
#46 of 1862025
65% of world average
Working in agriculture
34.6%% of employment
#48 of 1862025
157% of world average
Working in industry
18.3%% of employment
#104 of 1862025
93% of world average
Working in services
47.2%% of employment
#139 of 1862025
81% of world average
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Self-employed
67.5%% of employment
#37 of 1862025
174% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
61.1%% of labour force
#158 of 1712024
80% of world average
Employed
56.8%% aged 15+
#97 of 1862025
100% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
72.2%% of population
#130 of 2072024
101% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
114per 100 people
#109 of 2102024
98% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.665per 100 people
#176 of 2082024
4% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0.782per 100 people
#173 of 2132024
5% of world average
Access to electricity
91.9%% of population
#157 of 2142024
104% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
35.0%% of population
#146 of 1892024
50% of world average
Electricity used per person
598kWh per person
#121 of 1492024
14% of world average
Energy used per person
395kg oil equivalent per person
#137 of 1492024
18% of world average
Air passengers carried
440,680passengers
#116 of 1652023
2% of world average
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Air freight
0million tonne-km
#150 of 1632023
0% of world average
Rail network
953route-km
not enough data to rank2006
9% of world average
Rail passengers
85million passenger-km
not enough data to rank2006
0% of world average
Container port traffic
1.7MTEU
#55 of 1672024
31% of world average
Research and development spending
0.4%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2010
39% of world average
Patent applications by residents
6count
#104 of 1422023
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
3,270count
#67 of 1972023
20% of world average
Tourists arriving
897,000count
not enough data to rank2015
18% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$191.0Mcurrent US$
#128 of 1752020
5% of world average
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0.702tonnes per person
#51 of 2032024
16% of world average
Carbon emissions
24.2Mt CO2
#123 of 2032024
13% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
48.1Mt CO2-equivalent
#124 of 2032024
19% of world average
Protected land
15.3%% of land area
#124 of 2132025
81% of world average
Protected coastal waters
0.0%% of territorial waters
#150 of 1742025
0% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
4.8%% of internal resources
#71 of 1772022
4% of world average
Renewable water available per person
914m³ per person
#132 of 1832022
6% of world average
Renewable energy use
39.0%% of final energy consumption
#63 of 2122021
134% of world average
Electricity from renewables
34.9%% of total
#85 of 2062021
101% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
60.6%% of total
#101 of 2092024
102% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
-5.1%% of energy use
#108 of 1432024
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
0.5%% of GDP
#150 of 1562025
21% of world average
Military spending
$506.7Mcurrent US$
#118 of 1602025
3% of world average
Military spending
2.4%% of government spending
#144 of 1532025
32% of world average
Armed forces personnel
16,000people
#113 of 1702020
10% of world average
Armed forces
0.1%% of labour force
#157 of 1682020
10% of world average
Tax revenue
12.4%% of GDP
#109 of 1492023
74% of world average
Homicides
1.83per 100,000 people
#68 of 1582022
23% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Ghana.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
God Bless Our Homeland GhanaAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Accra · approx. UTC+0
Neighbours
Landmarks
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Asante Traditional BuildingsImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Kofi Annan7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)
Kwame NkrumahGhanaian politician (1909–1972)
Stevie WonderAmerican and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
Mario BalotelliItalian association football player
John MahamaPresident of the Republic of Ghana
Nana Akufo-AddoPresident of Ghana from 2017 to 2025
John Evans Atta Millssixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)
W. E. B. Du BoisAmerican sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
Memphis DepayDutch association football player (born 1994)
Michael EssienGhanaian footballer (born 1982)
John Kufuorfifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer
Kevin-Prince BoatengGhanaian footballer
History
1957Ghana founded as a sovereign state
08 Mar 1957Joined the United Nations
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1960 → now
2026
Population35.1M2025
GDP$114.21B2025
GDP per person$3,2572025