Summary
This PEST country analysis report on Ghana provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Ghana through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Ghana through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Ghana through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Ghana through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Ghana, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Ghana's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to Buy
- What is the outlook in Ghana in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Ghana perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Ghana perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Ghana perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
1. OVERVIEW
1.1. Catalyst
1.2. Summary
1.2.1. Key highlights
1.3. Key developments (February 2021 to January 2022)
1.4. Recovery of the economy from the COVID-19 crises
1.4.1. Snapshot
1.4.2. Vaccination
1.4.3. Government measures
1.4.3.1. Lockdown
1.4.3.2. Travel ban
1.4.3.3. Stimulus
1.4.4. Impact on the economy
2. KEY FACTS AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
2.1. Key facts
2.2. Geographical location
3. POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
3.1. Summary
3.2. Evolution
3.3. Structure and policies
3.3.1. Key political figures
3.3.2. Government structure
3.3.3. Key political parties
3.3.4. Government composition
3.4. Key policies
3.4.1. Economic
3.4.2. Foreign and defense policies
3.5. Performance
3.5.1. Governance indicators
4. ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
4.1. Summary
4.2. Evolution
4.3. Structure and policies
4.3.1. Financial system
4.4. Performance
4.4.1. GDP and growth rate
4.4.2. GDP composition by sector
4.4.3. Fiscal situation
4.4.4. Foreign trade
4.4.5. External debt
4.4.6. International investment position
4.4.7. Unemployment rate
4.4.8. Monetary situation
5. SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
5.1. Summary
5.2. Evolution
5.3. Structure and policies
5.3.1. Demographic composition
5.3.2. Education
5.3.3. Healthcare
5.4. Performance
5.4.1. Healthcare
5.4.2. Education
6. TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE
6.1. Summary
6.2. Evolution
6.3. Structure and policies
6.3.1. Overview
6.3.2. Intellectual property
6.3.3. Research and development
6.4. Performance
6.4.1. Telecommunications, broadband, and internet
7. APPENDIX
7.1. Ask the analyst
7.2. About MarketLine
7.3. Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Ghana’s key facts, 2022
Table 2: Mid-year population by age (% of total population), 2021e
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Ghana, 2022
Figure 2: Ghana’s key political events timeline
Figure 3: Ghana’s head of state and government
Figure 4: Ghana’s 2020 election results
Figure 5: Evolution of GDP growth in Ghana (%), 2012-21e
Figure 6: Ghana stock exchange composite index (GGSECI), January 2021 - January 2022
Figure 7: Ghana’s GDP and GDP growth rate ($ billion/%), 2017-26f
Figure 8: Ghana’s sector-specific GDP (%), 2021e
Figure 9: Agricultural output in Ghana (GHC billion/%), 2017-22f
Figure 10: Industrial output in Ghana (GHC billion/%), 2017-22f
Figure 11: Services output in Ghana (GHC billion/%), 2017-22f
Figure 12: Ghana’s general government net lending/borrowing (GHC billion/%), 2017-26f
Figure 13: Ghana’s current account balance ($ billion/%), 2017-26f
Figure 14: Ghana’s general government gross debt (GHC billion/%), 2017-26f
Figure 15: Volume of exports and imports growth (%), 2017-26f
Figure 16: Total unemployment and unemployment rate in Ghana (thousands/%), 2017-26f
Figure 17: Consumer price Index (CPI) and CPI-based inflation in Ghana, 2017-26f
Figure 18: Major religions in Ghana as of 2021 (%)
Figure 19: Healthcare expenditure ($ billion/% of GDP), 2016-20
Figure 20: Primary education in Ghana: gross enrolment ratio (%) and net enrolment rate (%), 2012-20
Figure 21: Number of internet users in Ghana (million/%), 2017-21e
