Ghana GDP Growth Slows to 5.5% in Q3

2025-12-10 11:29 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Ghana’s economy expanded 5.5% year-on-year in Q3 2025, following a revised 6.5% growth in Q2, marking the slowest pace of expansion since Q3 2024.

Industry growth slowed sharply to 0.8% from 2.3%, while services growth eased to 7.6% from 9.6%, though it remained robust.

Agricultural activity strengthened, rising to 8.6% from 7.1%, supported largely by the fishing sector.

On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the GDP grew by 1.3%, after a 1.4% rise in the previous quarter.



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