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How the economy looks today
A quick reading of six areas, set by fixed rules you can check under How we work.
In one line each
These sentences are generated from the figures by fixed rules, not written by hand or by AI.
Economy at a Glance
Headline indicators for Ghana, taken from official publications. Select a tile for the history, the source and the release details.
About these figures
Figures come from the Bank of Ghana, Ghana Statistical Service, National Petroleum Authority, COCOBOD and the IMF, and each one links to its source. Official means the figure was taken from the publisher’s own release. Reported means it comes from a media report of an official release and is awaiting a check against the original. The explanations are SEED’s interpretation; any marked Draft are awaiting editorial sign-off.
Cost of Living
Inflation tells you how fast prices are rising. It does not tell you whether prices have come down.
Inflation has fallen. Why does shopping still feel expensive?
Where prices are rising fastest
The SEED Market Price Basket, with prices collected in Kumasi, Accra and Tamale markets, will be added here once collection begins.
My inflation
The national rate is an average. Move the sliders to match how your household spends, and see your own rate.
What does my money buy now?
Pick an amount and two months.
Calculated from the Consumer Price Index. Months available depend on the index figures held.
Inflation is not the same everywhere
Select a circle on the map to see a region.
Economic Developments
Sourced decisions, measures and data releases. Measures carry a status so that an announcement is never mistaken for a result.
Release calendar
Alerts
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All indicators
Every series held, with its latest value.
| Indicator | Category | Latest | Period | Publisher | Status |
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Sources
Every figure links to one of these documents.
| Publisher | Document | Published | Checked |
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How we work
Credibility is EconomyWatch’s main asset. These principles apply whoever is in government.
Non-partisan
We report and explain. We do not campaign for or against any party, government or candidate.
Evidence first
Observed figures, forecasts, government targets and SEED interpretation are always labelled separately.
Consistent standards
Good and bad news get the same prominence and the same methods.
Open corrections
Errors are corrected promptly and visibly, with a dated correction note.
Every figure has a source
Each figure shows its publisher, unit, coverage, period and whether it is provisional.
How the readings are set
Sunny, cloudy or stormy comes from fixed rules. Prices: stormy above 10% inflation; cloudy if it has risen three months running; otherwise sunny. Cedi: stormy if it weakened more than 5% over the last three months held; cloudy if 1 to 5%. Growth: sunny at 5% or more; stormy below 2%. Public finances: sunny if debt fell as a share of GDP over twelve months; stormy if it rose more than 5 points. Reserves: sunny at four months of import cover or more; stormy below three. Jobs: no reading if the latest figure is more than nine months old.
How the one-line sentences are made
Each sentence states the latest figure, whether it rose or fell, how many times in a row, and the last time it was this high or low in the data held. No opinion is added.
Revisions are shown
When a publisher changes a figure it has already released, EconomyWatch keeps both the old and the new value.
No live labels
Indicators update when their publishers release new data. Each shows the period it refers to.