Manufacturing value added to gdp in Ghana
Ghana: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 10.11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.11
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
97th
of 202 countries
All-time high
13.95
in 1975
All-time low
3.61
in 1982
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Ghana, 1965–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 10.11 for manufacturing value added to gdp 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 to gdp in Ghana peaked at 13.95 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 97th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.75 | — |
| 1966 | 10.21 | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 11.9 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 12.59 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 12.39 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 11.42 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 11 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 10.87 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 11.68 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 10.77 | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 13.95 | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 13.15 | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 10.79 | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 8.64 | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 8.67 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.81 | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 5.97 | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 3.61 | -39.6% |
| 1983 | 3.86 | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 6.4 | +65.8% |
| 1985 | 11.53 | +80.3% |
| 1986 | 11.15 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 9.88 | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 9.56 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.01 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 9.76 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.27 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 9.33 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.38 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.11 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 9.33 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 8.63 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 9.05 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 8.99 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.02 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.02 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 9 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.03 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.98 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.74 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.66 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.54 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 8.6 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.54 | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 6.77 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 6.39 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.42 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.66 | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 11.59 | +104.7% |
| 2014 | 11.02 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 11.1 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.82 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.15 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 10.12 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.16 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.95 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.89 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.48 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 11.14 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 10.57 | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 10.11 | -4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 10.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.42, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 10.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.36, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +104.7% | 5.66 | 11.59 |
| 1985 | +80.3% | 6.4 | 11.53 |
| 1984 | +65.8% | 3.86 | 6.4 |
| 1982 | -39.6% | 5.97 | 3.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.37 | 9.75 | 12.59 | 5 |
| 1970s | 11.09 | 8.64 | 13.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.98 | 3.61 | 11.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.19 | 8.63 | 9.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.59 | 6.77 | 9.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 | 5.66 | 11.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.86 | 10.11 | 11.48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 94 United States 10.53 compare
- 95 Benin 10.15 compare
- 96 Croatia 10.14 compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 10.09 compare
- 99 Netherlands 10.08 compare
- 100 Namibia 10.02 compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 86.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Ghana?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Ghana was 10.11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.95 in 1975.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Ghana ranks 97th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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