Accra: Ghana has recorded an economic growth rate of six per cent at the end of 2025, compared to 5.8 per cent in 2024, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said. The country's Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2025 was estimated at GHS 209.6 billion, up from GHS 197.9 billion recorded in the previous year. Meanwhile, Non-Oil Real GDP increased to GHS 201.7 billion from GHS 187.5 billion in 2024.
According to Ghana News Agency, the nominal GDP for 2025 reached GHS 1,434.1 billion, rising from GHS 1,182.8 billion in 2024. Non-Oil Nominal GDP was GHS 1,404.2 billion, up from GHS 1,134.8 billion in the previous year, as announced by Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu, the Government Statistician, during a press briefing in Accra. He noted that the services sector remained the largest contributor to economic activity, confirming Ghana's status as a services-led economy.
Dr. Iddrisu explained that the sectoral shares of GDP in 2025 were dominated by Services with a 45.9 per cent share, while Industry contributed 31.3 per cent, and Agriculture accounted for 22.8 per cent. He highlighted that services grew by 8.1 per cent and contributed 58.2 per cent of total GDP growth, maintaining the largest share of the economy.
He further detailed that digital and knowledge-based activities were at the forefront of sectoral expansion. The most significant service drivers included Information and Communication (20.2 per cent), Education (11.6 per cent), Transport and Storage (8.6 per cent), and Financial and Insurance Activities (6.8 per cent). Dr. Iddrisu observed that a few sectors, such as Information and Communication, Crops, Gold, Manufacturing, Transport and Storage, and Education, were primarily responsible for growth, collectively contributing about 87 per cent of total GDP growth in 2025.
Based on the data, Dr. Iddrisu recommended directing investment and expansion efforts towards the fastest-growing areas of the economy, particularly information and communication, transport and storage, manufacturing, agriculture value chains, education services, and financial services. He also advised firms to enhance productivity, embrace technology, manage costs, and diversify supply chains to stay competitive amid uneven growth across sectors.
Dr. Iddrisu urged the government to sustain the economy's growth momentum by scaling support for high-performing sectors and sub-sectors such as ICT, crops, manufacturing, transport and logistics, education, and financial services. He emphasized the need to address ongoing challenges in oil and gas, mining, forestry, and other contracting activities.
He concluded by stressing the importance of continued investment in agricultural productivity, agro-processing, logistics infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and industrial value chains to maintain non-oil growth and expand the sources of Ghana's economic expansion.