As of 2023, electricity in Ghana contributed around 2.05 billion Ghanaian cedis (GHS), roughly 135 million U.S. dollars, to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In the preceding year, the added value of the industry amounted to over 2.3 billion GHS. Within the period reviewed, the contribution of electricity to Ghana's GDP generally increased.
Contribution of electricity to GDP in Ghana from 2013 to 2023
(in million Ghanaian cedis)
Characteristic
Value in million Ghanaian cedis
2023*
2,049.72
2022
2,301.4
2021
2,384.57
2020
2,210.11
2019
2,011.6
2018
1,898.16
2017
1,798.56
2016
1,506.09
2015
1,598.19
2014
1,358.13
2013
1,340.74
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Value in million Ghanaian cedis1,340.741,340.741,358.131,358.131,598.191,598.191,506.091,506.091,798.561,798.561,898.161,898.162,011.62,011.62,210.112,210.112,384.572,384.572,301.42,301.42,049.722,049.7220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023*
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