| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.31
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,593.40
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 119.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 123.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Population in Largest City (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,717,586.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,033,405.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Tot... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.92
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources: Total: Billion Cubic Meters (Cub m bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.30
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita (Cub m)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,123.78
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Bank Non-Performing Loans to Total Gross Loans (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.29
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Bank Liquid Reserves: to Bank Assets Ratio (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,866.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,544.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Domestic Credit: Net (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62,909.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Foreign Assets: Net (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20,860.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.34
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 34.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.59
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Grants and Other Revenue (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,825.95
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.68
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue Excluding Grants (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,036.73
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.46
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 94.66
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.50
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,569.95
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.90
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Value Adde... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.87
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,437.91
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.83
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,532.57
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of Revenu... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.64
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,297.49
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.68
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gain... (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,194.97
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gain... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.83
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gain... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 34.85
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,409.34
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.10
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,375.36
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.56
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Interest Payments (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,458.71
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.84
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.45
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,443.32
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.51
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers (GHS mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,199.92
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.89
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 120.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: New Businesses Registered (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,154.00
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.80
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 875.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Exports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.20
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.30
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firm... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.80
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.50
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.60
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 76.50
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.80
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.10
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,360.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Imports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Strength of Legal Rights Index: 0=Weak To 12=Strong (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 710.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time Required to Register Property (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 47.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Procedures to Register Property (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 224.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average for ... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Tax Payments (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 170.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Investment with Private Participation: Energy (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 752.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Investment with Private Participation: Telecoms (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 151.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Investment with Private Participation: Transport (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,500.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Investment with Private Participation: Water and Sanitation (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 126.00
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2012 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 982.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,696.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ghana GH: Trademark Applications: Direct Resident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 900.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         |