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Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Accra Lower middle income Nation age 69 years (since 1957) i GHA · GH
NationsTree Index 2025 i39.6130th of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.8 msee ranking Military strength i33percentile
Population i35.1 m47th of 217 Area i238,539 km²81st of 216 GDP i$114.21 bn70th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$301.91 bn intl.69th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$8,610 intl.147th of 199 Life expectancy i65.7 years189th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i36
Strength · trunk i56
Quality of life · crown i19
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i45
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i56
CSV

In short

Ghana is 130th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 39.6 out of 100; its tree is 9.8 m tall.

It has 35.1 million people and an economy of $301.91 bn at purchasing power parity, 69th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (34th of 210), Unemployment (40th of 187) and CO₂ emissions per person (51st of 203).

Its weakest positions: Inflation (167th of 180), Safely managed sanitation (128th of 144) and Life expectancy (189th of 217).

Over five years it fell from 124th to 130th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 238,539 81st/216
Land area ikm² 227,533 82nd/216
Population ipeople 35.1 m 47th/217
Population growth i% 1.83% 58th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 151.3 75th/216
Urban population i% 58.9% 132nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 35.4% 51st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.8% 172nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $114.21 bn 70th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $301.91 bn 69th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $258.00 bn 68th/199
GDP per person iUSD $3,257 156th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $8,610 147th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,630 159th/201
GDP growth i% 6.0% 34th/210
Inflation i% 14.2% 167th/180
Unemployment i% 3.0% 40th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 48.8% 82nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.3% 59th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 21.3% 33rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 29.3% 57th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.1% 96th/192
Services i% of GDP 42.9% 174th/200

Trade

46
Exports of goods & services iUSD $29.20 bn 85th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $28.24 bn 84th/182
Exports i% of GDP 35.1% 94th/183
Imports i% of GDP 33.9% 116th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 69.0% 115th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 8.8% 53rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 5.8% 149th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 19.7% 75th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.0% 106th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.6% 139th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 8.1% 23rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.7% 117th/196

Natural resources

74
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 13.3% 38th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 4.06% 28th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.37% 42nd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 5.17% 22nd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 3.76% 21st/209
Arable land i% of land area 20.7% 53rd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 914 132nd/183

Tourism

18
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 897,0002015
Tourism receipts iUSD $191.0 m 128th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.9% 154th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 65.7 189th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 35.9 146th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.27 136th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.72015
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 95% 59th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 58.4% 101st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 75.7% 135th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 20.2%2016
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.2% 173rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.9% 178th/193
Adult literacy i% 76.5% 71st/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 21.3% 120th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.628 143rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 43.52016
Extreme poverty i% of population 39.0%2016

Infrastructure & digital

28
Access to electricity i% of population 91.9% 158th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 42.9% 119th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 18.8% 128th/144
Internet users i% of population 72.2% 120th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 114 109th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.7 176th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 9532006
Air passengers carried ipassengers 440,680 116th/161

Environment & energy

47
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.70 51st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 39.0% 63rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 28.1 148th/200
Forest area i% of land area 30.9% 111th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 395 130th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 55.1 96th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 45.8 97th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 58.6 97th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 67.1 111th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 52.3 112th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 64.3 82nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.8 64th/145

Military

19
Military expenditure iUSD $506.7 m 104th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.5% 146th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.4% 133rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 16,000 113th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.13% 157th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m 129th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 19.0 m2005

Science & innovation

42
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.38%2010
Patent applications by residents iapplications 6 113th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 3,270 67th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Ghana — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/ghana. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Ghana — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/ghana. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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