Ghana’s Economy Grows 6.0% in Q2 2026, 6.2% for H1
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Ghana’s Economy Grows 6.0% in Q2 2026, Hits 6.2% for First Half
Ghana’s economy is holding onto solid momentum. According to the latest figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the country grew by 6.0% in the second quarter of 2026, bringing overall growth for the first half of the year to 6.2%.
While the numbers remain healthy, they do show a small dip compared to a year ago. Q2 growth this year came in just below the 6.1% recorded during the same period in 2025 a modest slowdown, but nothing that signals real trouble.
Non-oil GDP told a similar story of resilience, growing by 5.4% in the second quarter, with first-half non-oil growth landing at 5.9%.
If there’s one sector consistently powering Ghana’s growth, it’s services. The sector expanded by 8.0% in the quarter and accounted for a striking 57.6% of overall GDP growth during the period.
Within services, ICT stood out as the real star performer. The sector grew by an impressive 30.9%, contributing 41.5% of total GDP growth in the quarter alone a clear sign of just how central digital activity has become to Ghana’s economic story.
The industrial sector expanded by 4.3% during the quarter, helped along by a strong rebound in oil and gas production, which surged 21.4%. Still, industry’s overall pace lagged well behind services, showing that this growth isn’t spreading evenly across every part of the economy.
Agriculture remained one of the weaker performers, growing by just 3.9% in the second quarter. A big part of that drag came from fishing activity, which contracted sharply by 24.7% during the period.
On the demand side of the economy, investment jumped significantly, up 53.0% in the second quarter, while domestic demand grew by 11.2%. Looking at quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted figures, real GDP still managed to grow by 1.4%, confirming that economic activity kept expanding steadily through the period.
Taken together, these numbers paint a picture of an economy that remains genuinely resilient, even if that resilience is concentrated in specific pockets. Services, ICT, oil, and investment are clearly carrying much of the load, while agriculture and parts of industry continue to grow at a noticeably slower pace.
