Ghana Labour Force Participation Rate
1990 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Ghana Labour Force Participation Rate
- Ghana Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 68.8 % in Dec 2023, compared with 68.9 % in the previous year.
- Ghana Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2023, with an average rate of 72.4 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 77.6 % in Dec 1990 and a record low of 68.3 % in Dec 2021.
- Ghana Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Ghana Population reached 31.1 million people in Dec 2020.
- Unemployment Rate of Ghana increased to 3.6 % in Dec 2023.
- The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 242.0 USD in Dec 2015.
View Ghana's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Ghana's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2023?
Ghana Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 68.8 % in Dec 2023, compared with 68.9 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68.8 2023 | 68.9 2022 | 68.3 2021 | 77.6 1990 | % | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 64.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 60.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 59.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 66.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Mar 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 70.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 71.9 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 58.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.8 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 70.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 77.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 47.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 64.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Feb 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 56.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 64.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Mar 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 62.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| China (%) | 66.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 63.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 52.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Cyprus (%) | 64.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 60.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 74.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Feb 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 42.7 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Estonia (%) | 66.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 75.4 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 67.8 Mar 2024 | monthly | May 2004 - Mar 2024 |
| France (%) | 74.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 51.9 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Germany (%) | 55.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 68.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 59.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 57.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Mar 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 67.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| India (%) | 42.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 69.5 Aug 2023 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 65.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 63.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Mar 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 48.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 64.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 62.8 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Mar 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 68.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 73.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 64.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 39.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 71.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 60.1 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Laos (%) | 59.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 68.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 63.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 55.0 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Mar 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 69.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 81.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 60.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 44.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 57.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 63.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Mozambique (%) | 79.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 59.4 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 40.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | 73.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 72.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 59.1 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 65.3 2022 | yearly | 1989 - 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 68.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 44.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 62.4 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Paraguay (%) | 71.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 61.1 Jan 2024 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 58.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 61.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Romania (%) | 51.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 68.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 61.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Mar 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 62.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 58.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 60.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 59.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 47.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 75.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 68.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Syria (%) | 38.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.6 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 239.230 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,009.808 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 70.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) | 422.653 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) | 1,247.210 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) | 355.914 2029 | yearly | 1982 - 2029 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.394 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 112.7 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Aug 2023 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,290.0 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Aug 2023 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -12.8 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Aug 2023 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 124,996.968 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,139.214 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,273.109 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,177.3 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Aug 2023 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -11.1 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Aug 2023 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 204,070.187 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 67,696.289 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 42.273 Dec 2023 | monthly | Feb 1985 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 130.274 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 593.294 Dec 2023 | monthly | May 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 180.650 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Dec 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 24.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 1,243.949 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 10,251.243 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 15,608.260 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 37.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 3,368.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Jan 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.309 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.3 Aug 2023 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Aug 2023 |
| Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) | 1,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,864.204 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 26.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 19,989.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Dec 2023 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 6,482.295 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 10.01 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 9.23 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2023 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (%) | 22.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Feb 2024 |
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