Services, value added in Ghana
Ghana: Services, value added was 42.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Ghana, 1984–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Ghana stood at 42.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Ghana peaked at 48.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1996.
Ghana ranks 176th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Services, value added in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 35.0% | — |
| 1985 | 31.1% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +57.3% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 31.1% | 35.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 26.2% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 28.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 37.4% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 42.8% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 37.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 3,257 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 40,899 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.694 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,261 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Ghana?
- Services, value added in Ghana was 42.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for services, value added?
- Ghana ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.