*GHANA'S ECONOMY EXCEEDS $100 BILLION FOR FIRST TIME AS GDP GROWS 6% IN 2025*

Ghana’s economy has crossed the *$100 billion mark for the first time in history*, with real GDP growth hitting *6.0 percent in 2025* the fastest pace of expansion since 2019.

Presenting the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2026 Budget in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, 2026, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, said the results show that discipline, competent economic management and consistent implementation deliver tangible results.

"Mr speaker, the results of the last eight months demonstrate that discipline policies, competent economic management and consistent implementation delivers tangible results," he stated.

Dr. Forson said non-oil GDP grew by 7.6 percent in 2025, the highest rate in 14 years.

"Instructively Mr Speaker non-oil GDP grew by seven points six percent in twenty-five. 

The highest rate in fourteen years. Demonstrating that Ghana's recovery extends well beyond favorable commodity prices," he told the House.

The Finance Minister said the momentum has continued into 2026, with *real GDP growth reaching 6.4 percent in the first half*, exceeding expectations.

He also announced a major milestone in per capita income.

"Ghana's per capital income increased by more than eight hundred and fifty dollars in just one year. Mister Speaker, rising from two thousand five hundred and twenty-seven dollars in twenty twenty-four to three thousand three hundred and eighty-five dollars at the end of twenty twenty-five,"Dr. Forson said.

Report filed by PkB