Information on Ghana
BASIC INFORMATION
Name | REPUBLIC OF GHANA |
Governance | DEMOCRACY |
Capital CITY | ACCRA |
Population | 28.21 MILLION |
Official language (s) | ENGLISH |
Human Development Index | 0.579 |
Time Zone | (UTC+0)) (GMT+0)
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Main Port | PORT OF TEMA |
Income Group | LOW INCOME |
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) | 5.77 |
YOUTH UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE (%) | 11.5 |
NATIONAL MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRADE
Name of Ministry | MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY |
Address | ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MINISTRIES |
ACCRA, GHANA | |
CONTACT (TEL, FAX, E-MAIL) | +233302636528 / MOTICHIEF@MOTI.GOV.GH |
WEBSITE | http://moti.gov.gh |
NATIONAL TRADE PROFILE
UNIT CURRENCY | GHANA CEDIS (GHS) |
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS RANKING (With link) | 120 |
MAIN IMPORT COMMODITY (%) | VEHICLES ; MACHINERY |
MAIN EXPORT COMMODITY (%) | TIN & ARTICLES (65%); ZINC & ARTICLES (35%) |
MAIN EXPORT PARTNERS (%) | ASIA (48); EUROPE (31) |
MAIN IMPORT PARTNERS (%) | ASIA (48); EUROPE (35) |
SHARE OF INTRA REGIONAL TRADE (%) | 12.1 |
SHARE OF GLOBAL TRADE (%) | |
GDP GROWTH (ANNUAL %) | 9.3 |
GDP PER CAPITA | 1708 USD |
SYSTEM OF TRADE | GENERAL TRADE SYSTEM |
CORPORATE TAX RATE (%) | 25.00 |
LENDING CATEGORY | |
PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE (%) | 25.00 |
INFLATION (%) | 10.6 |
Balance of trade | -351 USD |
Current account | -1013 USD MILLION |
Interest rate (%) | 20.00 |
RELEVANT NATIONAL TRADE AND RELATED LINKS
National Trade Website | http://moti.gov.gh |
Customs | |
Statistics | |
Central Bank | |
Immigration |