International statistics Basic indicators: Ghana

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022227,533
GDP, current prices bn US$202482.8
GDP per capita, current prices US$20242,406
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20245.7
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %202422.9
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202321.1
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202329.5
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202342.5
Population 1,000202333,787.9
Population, female % of total202350.0
Population density inhab. per km22022146
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202336.2
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.40
Life expectancy at birth - men years202363.1
Life expectancy at birth - women years202367.9
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20221
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants20157
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202328
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202142
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202121
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20232,079
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20222.9
Labour force participation rate %202463.0
Labour force 1,000202413,928
Self-employed persons %202371.2
Unemployment rate %20243.0
Youth unemployment rate %20245.4
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202248.0
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20232,360
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002014117.7
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002014182.2
Agricultural land % of land area202255.4
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202232.6
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.6
Forest area % of land area202235.2
Import of goods, total bn US$202316.4
Export of goods, total bn US$202316.9
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2023233.8
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2023153.6
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202334.0
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201926
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.92
Rail route length km2008953
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022359
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.74
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20230
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20100.4
Researchers per million inhabitants201587
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.9
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202398.8
Internet users per 100 inhab.202369.9
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.6
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202356.5

As at 22 May 2025

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