{
  "id": 6557076,
  "title": "Digital economy powers Ghana’s GDP to 6% – GSS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/digital-economy-powers-ghanas-gdp-to-6-gss",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-10T07:08:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/09/10/digital-economy-powers-ghanas-gdp-to-6-gss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As reported by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the digital economy played a significant role in powering Ghana's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to six percent in the second quarter of 2026. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sub-sectors led this expansion, with the sector contributing 30.9 percent year-on-year growth, more than double the previous year's 21.3 percent. This performance established Ghana's growth story as substantially digital, with technology sector expansion driving nearly half of all economic expansion in the second quarter.\n\nHowever, the growth in agriculture slowed to 3.9 percent in Q2 2026, compared to 7.1 percent in 2025. Industry's growth also saw a marginal slowdown, dropping from 9.5 percent to 8 percent, while it increased from 2.4 percent to 4.3 percent. Industry contributed 23.5 percent of growth in the second quarter of 2026. The manufacturing sub-sector expanded by 6.6 percent, construction grew by 4.4 percent, while water and sewage contracted by 0.6 percent.\n\nAgriculture, the second-largest contributor to GDP at 26.5 percent, saw a moderate slowdown in growth to 3.9 percent from 7.1 percent in the previous year. However, forestry and logging emerged as the strongest performers in agriculture, growing by 10.7 percent compared to 2.7 percent in 2025. The crops sub-sector expanded by 5.2 percent, while livestock production remained steady at 5.9 percent.\n\nThe fishing sector, however, experienced a significant contractions of 24.7 percent, cutting 4.6 percent from overall economic growth. The collapse of the fishing sector reflects the broader-based agricultural growth undermined by one significant contraction, which coastal and fishing communities will experience directly through reduced livelihoods and economic opportunities.",
  "summary": "Digital economy powers Ghana’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to six per cent in the second quarter of 2026, with Information and Communication Technology sub-sectors leading the expansion. The post Digital economy powers Ghana’s GDP to 6% – GSS appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}