GHANA ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Population	18.9 million (Ghana Population Census 2000).
Population density	79.3 persons per sq. km.
Female population	50.5%.
Male population	49.5%.
Population below 15 years	41.3%.
Population above 64 years	5.3%.
Population Growth Rate	2.7% (Ghana Population Census 2002).
GDP Per Capita (2004)	US$420.
Real GDP Growth	5.8% (2004).
Inflation (End of December 2004)	11.8%.
Gross International Reserves (December 2004)	US$1,732 million, which is equivalent to 3.8 months of imports.
Domestic Primary Balance Surplus (2004)	equivalent to 0.7% of GDP
Total Revenue (including grants, foreign loans and HIPC relief 2004 provisional)	¢28,736.8 billion.
Total Expenditure (2004 Provisional)	¢28,736.8 billion.

IMPORTS/EXPORTS
Major Exports (Destinations)	Major Imports (Origins)
United Kingdom	Nigeria
Switzerland	United Kingdom
Italy	Cote D'Ivoire
Togo	USA
Netherlands	Germany
USA	Netherlands
Germany	Japan
Japan	South Africa
Nigeria	Italy
	Nigeria

Ghana’s Top Ten (10) Export Commodities

Semi-manufactured gold (including gold plated with platinum). Cocoa Beans Pineapples (prepared or preserved) Aluminium alloys Residual fuel oil Tuna (prepared or preserved) Specified tropical wood for veneer sheets and plywood Cocoa Butter Wawa/Obeche Manganese ores and concentrates Major Import Items Plant, Machinery and Spares Petroleum Products Raw Materials and Other Intermediate Goods