{
  "id": 14574141,
  "title": "Total revenue & grants stood at GH¢144.5bn in July 2026, slightly below target – BoG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/total-revenue-grants-stood-at-gh-144-5bn-in-july-2026-slightly-below-14574141",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:13:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/total-revenue-grants-stood-at-gh%c2%a2144-5bn-in-july-2026-slightly-below-target-bog/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In July 2026, Ghana's total revenue and grants reached GH¢144.571 billion, which slightly fell short of the 9.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) target of GH¢144.951 billion. The September 2026 Monetary Policy Report revealed that domestic revenue stood at GH¢143.522 billion (9.0% of GDP) in July 2026, below the GH¢143,630.9 million (9.0% of GDP) target. The underperformance was primarily attributed to marginal declines in tax revenue, oil revenue, and grants.\n\nTax revenue, which constituted 7.5% of GDP, lagged behind the 7.6% of GDP target by 0.8%. This deficiency was mainly due to lower-than-expected Dividend/Interest and Profits from Oil (CAPI), as well as the Yield from the Capping Policy. Oil revenue, amounting to GH¢6.290 billion, was below the GH¢9.064 billion target by 30.6%, but experienced a 6.3% year-on-year growth. Other Revenue, totaling GH¢8.950 billion, surpassed its GH¢5.174 billion target by 73%, marking a 117.9% increase compared to July 2025.\n\nGrants for the January-July 2026 period amounted to GH¢1.049 billion, falling short of the GH¢1.320 billion target by 20.5%. This figure was 131.8% higher than the GH¢452.7 million received in the same period of 2025. The report highlighted that the underperformance in grants was primarily due to delays in project disbursements from development partners.",
  "summary": "The Total Revenue and Grants in the first seven months of 2026 amounted to GH¢144.571 billion, about 9.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was slightly lower than the target of GH¢144.951 billion (9.1% of GDP). According to the September 2026 Monetary Policy Report, domestic revenue totalled GH¢143.522 billion (9.0% of GDP) in July 2026, […]",
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