The economy expanded 6.2 percent in first half-2026, supported by a sharp recovery in oil and gas production, strong services activity and rising investment although growth remained concentrated in a few sectors, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said.
The country is seeking to deepen local value addition across its horticulture and wider agribusiness sectors as non-traditional exports (NTEs) hit a record US$5.006billion in 2025.
Ghana’s inflation pressures are increasingly shifting away from food and imported goods toward domestically-driven services, housing and utility costs, even as the overall price level remains substantially below where it stood a year ago.
President John Dramani Mahama’s proposed Feed the Industries policy is seeking to bridge one of the biggest gaps in Ghana’s industrialisation drive: the disconnect between agricultural production and domestic processing.
Ghana’s GH¢46.1 billion trade surplus in the first quarter of 2026 masked a deficit when trade is measured in real terms, highlighting the extent to which higher export prices — particularly for gold — rather than increased volumes are supporting the country’s external position, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said.
Perseus Mining Ghana Limited (PMGL) has paid GH¢391million (US$35million) in dividends to the Government of Ghana, representing the State’s entitlement from its 10 percent equity stake in the company.
TDC Development Company more than tripled its net profit in 2025, closing the year at GH¢195.61 million, up from GH¢59.99 million in 2024, according to the 2025 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA).
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