Economy Is Ghana one of the world’s heavily indebted poor countries? Source World Bank Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Short answer Is Ghana one of the world’s heavily indebted poor countries? The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank’s Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative aims to ensure that “no poor country faces a debt burden it cannot manage”. Of the 42 countries on the list, 34 are in Africa – including Ghana. ... Back Full answer
Economy Which sector contributes most to Ghana’s GDP? Source Ghana Statistical Service (GSS): Newsletter - Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (QGDP) First Quarter 2023 Short answer Which sector contributes most to Ghana’s GDP? Services remained the largest sector of the Ghanaian economy in the first quarter of 2023, accounting for 47% of GDP at basic prices. Industry and agriculture accounted for32% and 21% of GDP respectively. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is Ghana’s inflation rate? Source Ghana Statistical Service (GSS): Consumer Price Index Bulletin October 2023 Short answer What is Ghana’s inflation rate? In October 2023, Ghana's annual inflation rate was recorded at 35.2%. This is a decline from the previous month's rate of 38.1%, and it is the lowest in 14 months. Despite the decline, Ghana’s inflation rate remains well above the central bank's target range of 6% to 10%. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is Ghana’s annual GDP growth rate? Source African Development Group: Ghana Economic Outlook Short answer What is Ghana’s annual GDP growth rate? Ghana’s real GDP growth - which accounts for inflation - slowed from 5.4% in 2021 to 3.3% in 2022 due to macroeconomic instability, global financial tightening and the spillover effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is the unemployment rate in Ghana? Source World Bank: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) - Ghana Short answer What is the unemployment rate in Ghana? According to data from the World BankGhana's unemployment rate was 3.9% in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Health Education Where does Ghana rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source UNDP: The 2021/2022 Human Development Report Short answer Where does Ghana rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a valu... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Education How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? Source Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana Short answer How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? To date 1.3 million students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017. The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children of school-going age fr... Back Full answer
Economy #YouAsked Is Ghana the country with the highest number of mobile money users in Africa? Source The 2017 Global Findex database Short answer Is Ghana the country with the highest number of mobile money users in Africa? No. According to the World Bank’s latest Global Findex database, 73% of adults in Kenya had a mobile money account in 2017. In Uganda and Zimbabwe, the figure stood at about 50%.The share of adults owning a mobile money account in Ghana in 2017 was 39%. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is Ghana's debt to gross domestic product? Source GhanaFact Fact Check: Mahama’s claim on Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio in a BBC interview Short answer What is Ghana's debt to gross domestic product? Ghana’s debt-to-GDP rose to 71% as of 30 September 2020, according to the latest figures from the Bank of Ghana. However, the International Monetary Fund forecasts the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio will drop or rise slightly to 74.7% of the GDP in 2021. ... Back Full answer