Ghana’s gross domestic product, which measures economic growth, increased by 6.0 percent in 2025, after growing 5.8 percent in 2024, according to data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Tuesday.
Excluding petroleum production data, the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025 stood at 7.6 percent, up from 6.1 percent the previous year.
Addressing a press briefing in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Government Statistician Alhassan Iddrisu said the growth rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than in 2024.
“The services sector, with a share of 45.9 percent in the economy, remained the largest contributor to economic activity, growing by 8.1 percent, and accounting for 58.2 percent of total GDP growth in 2025,” Iddrisu stated.
Compared with 2024, the agriculture sector, with a 22.8 percent share in total GDP, grew by 6.8 percent in 2025 from 2.7 percent the previous year.
The industry sector, with a 31.3 percent share of total GDP, however, recorded a dip in growth, with 2.3 percent in 2025, compared with 7.2 percent in 2024.
According to Iddrisu, Ghana’s economy remains services-led, with information and communication (20.2 pct), education (11.6 pct), transport and storage (8.6 pct), and financial and insurance activities (6.8 pct) as the strongest service sector drivers.
In December 2025, the International Monetary Fund released an additional 385 million U.S. dollars to the West African country, following favorable reviews of the implementation of the reform program.