Ghana

Official Name:	The Republic of Ghana
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of Ghana
ISO Country Codes:	GH : GHA
Internet Domain:	.gh
Government Web Site:	https://www.ghana.gov.gh/

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Capital:	Accra	Main Airports:	Kotoka International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	33,107,275
Currency:	Ghanaian Cedi	ISO Currency Code:	GHC
Telephone Dial In:	+233	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Ghana News Agency;

Ghana Review International;

GhanaWeb;

Newspaper

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The Ghanaian Chronicle;

The Ghanaian Times;

The Herald Ghana;

The Mirror;

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Ghana

Government Website:	https://www.ghana.gov.gh/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/ghana
Central Bank:	Bank of Ghana
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	5.86 cedis (GHC) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	11.9% (2015 est.)
Population below poverty line:	23.4% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	8.4% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	30.35% (31-Dec-17 - Photius)
GDP:	$178.455 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$5,400 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Ghanaian Cedi
Currency Code:	GHC
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	19.5%	cocoa, rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber
Industry:	24%	mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building, petroleum
Services:	56.4%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Ghana Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Ghana Statistical Service;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Ghana

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Ghana Customs Division
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Ghana Standards Authority

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 111/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 72/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 100/136 (2016)
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