Manufacturing, value added in Ghana
Ghana: Manufacturing, value added was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Ghana, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Ghana is 10.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Ghana peaked at 14.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1982.
That places Ghana 98th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.8% | — |
| 1966 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 10.8% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -39.6% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +65.8% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | +80.3% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +104.7% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 8.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 3.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 5.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 95 United States of America 10.5% compare
- 96 Benin 10.2% compare
- 97 Croatia 10.1% compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 10.1% compare
- 100 Netherlands 10.1% compare
- 101 Namibia 10.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 649.98 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 37.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2925 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 952.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 21.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 11,964 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Ghana?
- Manufacturing, value added in Ghana was 10.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.