Economy of Ghana

Economy of Ghana
Statistics

Currency	Cedi (GH₵)
Fiscal year	Calendar year 1 January to 31 December
GDP	$116 billion (2015 estimate, PPP) $70 billion (2014 estimate, nominal)
GDP growth	4.7% (Q3 – 2016) 8.2% (2012 est.)
GDP per capita	$1,381 (2015 estimate, nominal) $3,500 (2014 estimate, PPP)
GDP by sector	Services: 50.6% (2013); Industry: 28.1% (2013); Agriculture: 21.3% (2013)
Inflation (CPI)	14.5% (2014 March)
Population below poverty line	3% (2013 est.)
Gini coefficient	19.2 (2009)
Labor force	12.83 million (2012 est.)
Labor force by occupation	Services: 28% (2011 est.); Industry: 20% (2011 est.); Agriculture: 52% (2011 est.)
Unemployment	1.9%
Main industries	List Automotive manufacturing Offshore banking Entrepot trade Financial services Higher education Electronics Hydrocarbon production Crude Oil Production and Refining Industrial mineral Mining Lumbering Tourism Light manufacturing Aluminum smelting Cement Commercial ship building Electricity generation Food processing
Ease-of-doing-business rank	108th (2017)
External
Exports	$13.73 billion (2012 est.)
Export goods	Gold Bullion 44% (2013) List Gold (44%) Electronics Automobiles Petroleum products (18%) Liquefied natural gas Electric energy Industrial minerals Precious metals Manganese Ore (1.3%) Horticulture Cocoa (15%) Cocoa Paste (2.3%) (2013)
Main export partners	List South Africa 46.89% Netherlands 12.32% India 5.49% United Kingdom 3.57% Malaysia 3.32% Switzerland 2.76% United States 2.68% France 2.38% Nigeria 2.26% Burkina Faso 1.85% China 1.84% Spain 1.54% Italy 1.50% Turkey 1.50% Germany 1.42% Estonia 1.41% Ukraine 1.32% Belgium 1.06% Japan 0.50% Denmark 0.48% Senegal 0.38% Ireland 0.33% Iran 0.32% United Arab Emirates 0.32% Singapore 0.31% Thailand 0.26% Togo 0.26% Brazil 0.23% Guinea-Bissau 0.20% Hong Kong 0.19% Taiwan 0.18% Lebanon 0.15% Egypt 0.14% Niger 0.10% Portugal 0.08% Benin 0.07% (2013)
Imports	$17.56 billion (2012 est.)
Import goods	Military technology Industrialization equipment
Main import partners	List China 12.46% Nigeria 11.76% United States 8.86% Belgium 5.15% Cameroon 4.71% India 4.35% United Kingdom 3.93% Sweden 3.72% South Africa 3.65% Germany 3.54% Canada 3.43% South Korea 3.40% Thailand 3.26% Netherlands 3.19% France 2.85% Brazil 2.69% Japan 2.55% Indonesia 2.21% Switzerland 1.64% Italy 1.63% Togo 1.38% Spain 1.25% Malaysia 1.03% Morocco 1.02% Turkey 1.02% United Arab Emirates 0.89% Ukraine 0.84% Singapore 0.83% Australia 0.81% New Zealand 0.79% Egypt 0.73% Vietnam 0.52% Namibia 0.52% Russia 0.46% Norway 0.43% Ireland 0.43% Saudi Arabia 0.36% Philippines 0.29% (2013)
FDI stock	$4.9 billion (2012)
Gross external debt	$46.4 billion (1 July 2014 est.)
Public finances
Public debt	61% of GDP (2014 est.)
Revenues	9.282 billion (2012 est.)
Expenses	14.13 billion (2012 est.)
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