Ghana's real GDP growth was 6.0 per cent in the second quarter of 2026
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Ghana's economy was 6.0 per cent larger in the second quarter of 2026 (April to June) than in the same quarter of 2025, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The figure is provisional and was published on 9 September 2026. It is slightly below the revised 6.4 per cent recorded for the first quarter of 2026.
Real GDP growth in Ghana was 6.0 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Ghana Statistical Service. The figure compares output in April to June 2026 with output in April to June 2025. GSS published it on 9 September 2026 and marks it as provisional, so it may change in a later edition.
How the quarter compares
Growth in the first quarter of 2026 was 6.4 per cent, a figure GSS has since revised. GHDatafie calculated that the second-quarter figure is 0.4 percentage points lower than that.
A year earlier, in the second quarter of 2025, growth was 6.6 per cent (also revised). GHDatafie calculated that growth in the latest quarter is 0.6 percentage points lower than in the same quarter a year before.
A lower growth figure still means the economy grew. In the second quarter of 2026 Ghana produced more than it did a year earlier. The gain was a little smaller than in the two comparison quarters.
What the figures shown look like
The chart above shows quarterly growth from the third quarter of 2016 to the second quarter of 2026. Over that stretch growth was positive in most quarters. The clear exception is 2020: in the second quarter of that year the figure was minus 5.6 per cent, meaning the economy was smaller than a year earlier. Growth returned in the last quarter of 2020. Since 2024 the figures shown have mostly stayed between 4.0 and 7.5 per cent. You can hover over the chart to see every quarter.
What real GDP growth measures
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of all the goods and services produced in Ghana in a period. GSS measures it by adding up what each part of the economy produces, which it calls the production approach.
The word real means price changes have been taken out. GSS values output at constant 2013 prices, so the figure shows whether the country produced more, rather than whether the same things simply cost more. Year on year means each quarter is compared with the same quarter of the previous year. That avoids mixing up normal seasonal ups and downs, such as harvest periods, with real change.
For a trader or a household, the figure is a broad measure of how much the whole economy produced. It does not show how any one sector, region or family did.
Revisions
GSS often restates earlier quarters as it gathers more complete data. Every quarter from the start of 2024 to the first quarter of 2026 carries a revised flag, and the latest quarter is provisional. GHDatafie keeps GSS's own markers. All figures here are as published and may be revised.
The full series, which starts in 2007 and has 78 published quarters, is on the real GDP growth page. Other recent publications are listed on the releases page.
Where the figures come from
The figures come from the Ghana Statistical Service's rebased quarterly GDP bulletin, using its constant GDP table, and are shown to one decimal place as GSS displays them. GHDatafie compiles them and is independent of, and not endorsed by, GSS. See the Real GDP growth, year on year series page.
Questions people ask
- What is Ghana's latest GDP growth rate?
- Ghana's real GDP grew 6.0 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Ghana Statistical Service. The figure is provisional and was published on 9 September 2026.
- Did Ghana's economy slow down in the second quarter of 2026?
- Growth was smaller than in the previous quarter: GHDatafie calculated it is 0.4 percentage points lower than the revised 6.4 per cent for the first quarter of 2026. The economy still grew, as the figure remains positive.
- How does Ghana's GDP growth compare with a year ago?
- In the second quarter of 2025 growth was a revised 6.6 per cent, according to GSS. GHDatafie calculated that the second-quarter 2026 figure of 6.0 per cent is 0.6 percentage points lower.
- What does real GDP growth mean?
- It is the change in the value of everything Ghana produces, measured at constant 2013 prices so that price rises are taken out. The year-on-year figure compares a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Can Ghana's GDP figures change after they are published?
- Yes. GSS marks new quarters as provisional and later restates them, and every quarter from 2024 to the first quarter of 2026 is currently flagged as revised.
Figures in this article
- Real GDP growth, year on year: Source: Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), statsghana.gov.gh. Figures as published by GSS; compiled by GHDatafie, which is independent of and not endorsed by GSS.
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q3 | 11.1 | final |
| 2016 Q4 | 5.4 | final |
| 2017 Q1 | 7.6 | final |
| 2017 Q2 | 12.5 | final |
| 2017 Q3 | 7.0 | final |
| 2017 Q4 | 5.9 | final |
| 2018 Q1 | 10.9 | final |
| 2018 Q2 | 3.3 | final |
| 2018 Q3 | 6.6 | final |
| 2018 Q4 | 4.2 | final |
| 2019 Q1 | 5.9 | final |
| 2019 Q2 | 9.1 | final |
| 2019 Q3 | 5.3 | final |
| 2019 Q4 | 6.0 | final |
| 2020 Q1 | 6.4 | final |
| 2020 Q2 | -5.6 | final |
| 2020 Q3 | -3.3 | final |
| 2020 Q4 | 4.3 | final |
| 2021 Q1 | 3.9 | final |
| 2021 Q2 | 4.5 | final |
| 2021 Q3 | 5.8 | final |
| 2021 Q4 | 6.1 | final |
| 2022 Q1 | 3.3 | final |
| 2022 Q2 | 4.9 | final |
| 2022 Q3 | 3.3 | final |
| 2022 Q4 | 3.8 | final |
| 2023 Q1 | 3.2 | final |
| 2023 Q2 | 2.1 | final |
| 2023 Q3 | 1.9 | final |
| 2023 Q4 | 5.1 | final |
| 2024 Q1 | 4.9 | revised |
| 2024 Q2 | 7.5 | revised |
| 2024 Q3 | 7.5 | revised |
| 2024 Q4 | 4.0 | revised |
| 2025 Q1 | 6.2 | revised |
| 2025 Q2 | 6.6 | revised |
| 2025 Q3 | 5.3 | revised |
| 2025 Q4 | 5.8 | revised |
| 2026 Q1 | 6.4 | revised |
| 2026 Q2 | 6.0 | provisional |
Changes and everyday examples are calculated by GHDatafie from the published figures. GHDatafie is independent and is not part of, or endorsed by, the publishers it quotes.