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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Ghana: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Ghana is placed joint 120th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 7,358 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 21.88 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
joint120th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 7,358GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 21.88Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -1.139Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 81.24Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Ghana on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
7,358
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Ghana: 7,358. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Africa
- 10,396 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 2,625 · Côte d’Ivoire 7,015 · Togo 3,486
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Ghana’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
21.88
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Ghana: 21.88. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.24 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 17.3 · Côte d’Ivoire 26.93 · Togo 47.24
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-1.139
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 125th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Ghana: -1.139. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Africa
- -0.507 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso -0.708 · Côte d’Ivoire -0.96 · Togo -0.637
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
81.24
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Ghana: 81.24. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Africa
- 81.24 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 51.43 · Côte d’Ivoire 57.57 · Togo 57.43
02Over time
Which way Ghana is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
GhanaWorld median
Ghana rose from 3,327 in 2000 to 7,358 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Ghana World median 2025 7,358 17,265 2024 7,073 18,108 2023 6,809 17,686 2022 6,728 16,933 2021 6,608 16,260 2020 6,413 15,631 2019 6,508 16,761 2018 6,235 16,349 2017 5,994 16,129 2016 5,666 15,512 2015 5,607 14,857 2014 5,619 14,475 2013 5,594 14,681 2012 5,340 14,631 2011 5,005 13,916 2010 4,496 14,101 2009 4,269 13,655 2008 4,175 14,030 2007 3,923 13,755 2006 3,858 12,983 2005 3,721 12,023 2004 3,607 11,608 2003 3,508 11,183 2002 3,426 11,144 2001 3,370 10,907 2000 3,327 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
GhanaWorld median
Ghana rose from -1.23 in 2000 to -1.139 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Ghana World median 2024 -1.139 0.1310 2023 -0.815 0.0710 2022 -0.708 0.0580 2021 -0.951 0.0010 2020 -1.147 0.0470 2019 -1.035 0.0300 2018 -1.103 -0.0150 2017 -1.064 0.0080 2016 -1.032 -0.0660 2015 -0.860 -0.0600 2014 -0.679 -0.0190 2013 -0.651 0.0140 2012 -1.007 0.0060 2011 -1.001 -0.0140 2010 -0.701 -0.0020 2009 -0.900 0.0990 2008 -0.862 0.0700 2007 -0.969 -0.0080 2006 -1.289 0.0740 2005 -1.312 0.0510 2004 -1.402 0.0505 2003 -1.191 0.0450 2002 -1.590 0.0100 2001 -1.119 0.0470 2000 -1.230 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
GhanaWorld median
Ghana rose from 29.43 in 2011 to 81.24 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Ghana World median 2024 81 73 2021 68 74 2017 58 59 2014 41 52 2011 29 37
03In context
Ghana beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Ghana and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Togo | 114th | 3,486 | 47.24 | -0.637 | 57.43 |
| Ghana | =120th | 7,358 | 21.88 | -1.139 | 81.24 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 127th | 7,015 | 26.93 | -0.96 | 57.57 |
 Burkina Faso | 150th | 2,625 | 17.3 | -0.708 | 51.43 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Ghana in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Ghana is ahead of the world, and behind
52 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median12
Statistics on which Ghana does better than the middle country measured.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23137.06106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Ghana: 137.06 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 15th of 195 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08135.5106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Ghana: 135.5 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 16th of 195 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4258.6925.42▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 58.69 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 19th of 170 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3965.9543.396▲ Improved since 2015
Ghana: 5.954 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 31st of 186 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21139.6156.21▲ Improved since 2016
Ghana: 139.61 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 38th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06119.16107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Ghana: 119.16 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 57th of 194 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.939.43612.93▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 9.436 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 75th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.134.6616.1No real change since 2013
Ghana: 34.66 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4511.0671.451▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 1.067 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 71st of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1947.4240.19▲ Improved since 2020
Ghana: 47.42 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 78th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3953.8952.39No earlier reading
Ghana: 53.89 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 169 · derived.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.866.8366.8No earlier reading
Ghana: 66.83 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 25th of 50 · derived.
Behind the world median20
Statistics on which Ghana does worse than the middle country measured.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.184-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Ghana: -0.184 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 115th of 209 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9446.9243.94▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 46.92 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 47th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1347.6750.13No earlier reading
Ghana: 47.67 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 30th of 50 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.47.73210.4No earlier reading
Ghana: 7.732 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3960.485▲ Improved since 2013
Ghana: 0.396 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 105th of 170 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48626,49946,486No real change since 2010
Ghana: 26,499 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 98th of 150 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1871.372.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Ghana: 1.37 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3893.7758.389▲ Improved since 2011
Ghana: 3.775 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 118 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5221.8528.52No real change since 2022
Ghana: 21.85 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 101st of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.535.5527.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Ghana: 35.55 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8155.6941.81No earlier reading
Ghana: 55.69 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 48th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8005,13912,800No real change since 2017
Ghana: 5,139 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 130th of 173 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8904,24212,890No real change since 2012
Ghana: 4,242 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 125th of 166 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.52.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Ghana: 2.5 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 97th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6734.8946.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Ghana: 34.89 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 151st of 195 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8254.4265.82No earlier reading
Ghana: 54.42 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 39th of 50 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9587.48701.95No earlier reading
Ghana: 87.48 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 117th of 145 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.847.663.8No earlier reading
Ghana: 47.6 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 81st of 99 by World Energy Council.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4741.1657.474▲ Improved since 2018
Ghana: 1.165 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 118 · derived.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,636546.261,636▼ Worsened since 2015
Ghana: 546.26 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 69th of 75 · derived.
No better end20
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23176.61103.23Moved since 2015
Ghana: 176.61 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.30614.433.306Moved since 2015
Ghana: 14.43 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6612.513.66Moved since 2013
Ghana: 12.51 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1794.7767.17Moved since 2014
Ghana: 94.77 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57221.286.572No real change since 2015
Ghana: 21.28 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 27th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70813.351.708Moved since 2011
Ghana: 13.35 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 36th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4870.306Moved since 2015
Ghana: 0.487 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6529.2524.65Moved since 2015
Ghana: 29.25 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 48th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24010,2162,240No real change since 2022
Ghana: 10,216 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73767.24275.73Moved since 2016
Ghana: 767.24 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7881,701,2461,827,788Moved since 2014
Ghana: 1,701,246 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 55th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6028.8589.602Moved since 2015
Ghana: 8.858 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.681.968Moved since 2015
Ghana: 1.68 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2610.1111.26Moved since 2015
Ghana: 10.11 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 74th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1712.0656.171Moved since 2019
Ghana: 2.065 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.872-0.225Moved since 2014
Ghana: -0.872 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3710.523No real change since 2013
Ghana: 0.371 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8514.5721.85Moved since 2014
Ghana: 14.57 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0612.3922.06Moved since 2014
Ghana: 12.39 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 128th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.9599.88657.95Moved since 2014
Ghana: 99.88 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
No current reading for Ghana
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Ghana’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Ghana’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability34th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security44th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 57th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology66th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions72nd of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience102nd of 1934/4 keys
- Energyjoint 95th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 112th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 123rd of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality114th of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade119th of 1773/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 124th of 1844/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 120th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing147th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital150th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality149th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Ghana can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo114th4/4 keysThis page
Ghana=120th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Ghana and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
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On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Ghana on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Ghana rank on economy & innovation?
Ghana is placed joint 120th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Ghana?
7,358 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Ghana?
21.88 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Ghana compare with Côte d’Ivoire on economy & innovation?
Côte d’Ivoire is placed 127th of 176, and Ghana joint 120th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Côte d’Ivoire 7,015, Ghana 7,358; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Côte d’Ivoire 26.93, Ghana 21.88; Economic Complexity Index: Côte d’Ivoire -0.96, Ghana -1.139; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Côte d’Ivoire 57.57, Ghana 81.24.
How have Ghana’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 3,327 in 2000 to 7,358 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -1.23 in 2000 to -1.139 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 29.43 in 2011 to 81.24 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Ghana?
No current reading is published for Ghana on Creative Goods Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Total Factor Productivity Level and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 52 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Ghana’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Ghana (banner) — Erik Cleves Kristensen derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Ghana: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/ghana/economy