Ghana’s economy recorded growth of 6% in the second quarter of 2026, driven notably by the spectacular expansion of the information and communication sector. Despite a slight slowdown compared with the previous year, digital activities are emerging as one of the country’s main economic drivers.
Ghana’s growth remains solid. According to the latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6% in the second quarter of 2026.
This performance nevertheless reflects a slight slowdown in activity. During the same period in 2025, the economy recorded growth of 6.6%, representing a decline of 0.6 percentage points year-on-year.
Presenting the second-quarter GDP estimates and the monthly economic growth indicator for June, GSS head Alhassan Iddrisu stressed that the economy maintained robust momentum despite the decline.
ICT, the Driving Force of the Economy
The main highlight of these results lies in the performance of the information and communication sector.
The sector recorded spectacular year-on-year growth of 30.9% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 21.3% during the same period in 2025.
The sector alone contributed 41.5% of overall GDP growth during the quarter, confirming its growing importance in the Ghanaian economy.
This growth reflects the acceleration of activities related to information and communication technologies and the rise of the digital economy.
Three Years of Double-Digit Growth
According to Alhassan Iddrisu, the information and communication sector has recorded double-digit growth every quarter for the past three years.
This trend illustrates the gradual transformation of the structure of Ghana’s economy and the growing importance of digital services in wealth creation.
With overall growth of 6%, Ghana is thus maintaining a sustained pace, even though it remains below the rate recorded a year earlier.
The challenge for the coming quarters will now be to maintain this momentum while strengthening the other sectors of the economy, so that the performance of the digital sector can contribute to more broadly distributed growth.