The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has attributed the country’s 5.7% economic growth in 2024 to the strong performance of the services sector, particularly the increased use of data and SMS under the Information and Communication Services category.

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Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, March 11, Government Statistician Professor Samuel Kobina Anim emphasized that services contributed the most to the overall growth, surpassing other sectors.

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“Of the 5.7% growth rate that we saw in GDP, the services sector contributed the most, 2.51% of the 5.7% GDP growth rate that we saw for 2024.

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“Followed by the industry sector, which mining and quarrying is part of, which gold is part of, contributed to 2.24% of that.

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“Within the service sector, what is driving the service sector is information and communication. And in this case, it’s data and SMS messages that we are using,” he stated.

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This clarification counters an earlier assertion by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who, during the presentation of the 2025 budget, credited the economic expansion primarily to illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey.

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