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INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC
PERFORMANCE
S.I.K. AMPADU
January 2015
WHAT IS NATIONAL INCOME
ACCOUNTING?
v A system which measures the level of economic
activity in an economy.
• There was
very small
increases in
GDP from
1965 to 2004
• There was a
large
increase in
GDP from
2004
GDP PER CAPITA TRENDS
IN GHANA
• GDP per capital
was effectively
constant from
1965 to 2004
• Beyond 2004
the per capita
GDP increased
sharply
STRUCTURE OF
GHANAIAN ECONOMY
Distribution of Economic Active Population and
GDP by Industry (%)