The World Bank in Ghana

The World Bank Group aims to help Ghana towards creating a dynamic and diversified economy, greener job opportunities, for a more resilient and inclusive society.

Gender Equality

Overcoming Social norms

A multi-pronged approach is needed to cut across multiple sectors to reduce economic and social barriers faced by women.
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Education to reduce inequality

Making education the leveler because once gained it can’t be lost.
Western and Central Africa

Spoken Word Poetry Competition

Meet the winners of our Spoken Word Competition in Western and Central Africa.

Ghana At-A-Glance

Ghana sits on the Atlantic Ocean and borders Togo, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. It has a population of about 29.6 million (2018). In the past two decades, it has taken major strides toward democracy under a multi-party system, with its independent judiciary winning public trust. Ghana consistently ranks in the top three countries in Africa for freedom of speech and press freedom, with strong...

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Improving Access to Sanitation

The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Water and Sanitation project has increased access to household sanitation in the GAMA area by supporting the construction of 27,242 household toilets to serve over 217,936 people at the end of October 2020

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Pierre Frank Laporte

Country Director

Agata Ewa Pawlowska

Operations Manager for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone

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In Depth

Apr 05, 2023

Africa’s Pulse

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to slow from 3.6% in 2022 to 3.1% in 2023.
Oct 05, 2022

CPIA Africa

The overall 2021 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score for the region’s 39 IDA-eligible countries remains unchanged at 3.1.
IDA in Africa

With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
World Bank Africa Multimedia

Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.