Digital economy powers Ghana’s GDP to 6%

Digital economy powers Ghana’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to six per cent in the second quarter of 2026, with Information and Communication Technology sub-sectors leading the expansion. The six per cent second quarter GDP growth in 2026, compared to the 6. 6 per cent recorded in the same period in 2025, represented a 0. 6 percentage slow down in economic growth, driven largely by slow growth in agriculture. The growth in agriculture slowed to 3. 9 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, compared to the 7. 1 per cent in 2025, while industry also saw a marginal slow growth from 9. 5 to eight percent. Industry’s growth increased from 2. 4 to 4. 3 per cent in the same period. “In real terms, we produced GH₵51. 3 billion worth of goods and services, up from 48. 4bn a year earlier, which is 2025 quarter two,” said, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, Government Statistician.

“Despite maintaining robust growth momentum, Ghana’s economy did experience a measurable slowdown compared to the previous year, with the six per cent Q2 2026 growth representing a decline of 0. 6 percentage points from the 6. 6 per cent recorded in Q2 2025,” he added. Dr Alhassan said this during a press briefing on Ghana’s 2026 second quarter GDP estimates and June 2026 Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth (MIEG) in Accra on Wednesday. The sectoral breakdown revealed a dominance of the Services sector, which contributed 57. 6 per cent of all Q2 2026 growth despite slowing slightly from 9. 5 the previous year to eight per cent in 2026. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) emerged as Ghana’s single largest growth driver, leading the Services sector with a 30. 9 per cent year-on-year growth compared to 21. 3 per cent a year earlier. Dr Iddrisu noted that ICT’s dominance reflected not a temporary increase but…