Ghana has been adjudged as the 8th most ably governed nation on the continent of Africa.
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which is released annually, gave Ghana a score of 65 out of 100, which equates to the 8th best score on the continent.
Ghana scored highest in Participation & Human Rights (72.0), but abysmally in Sustainable Economic Opportunity (51.1).
According to a statement released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which carries out the survey, Ghana has been ‘increasingly deteriorating’ in score over the past decade.
Highlights of the statement below…
Positive outlook for African governance, but some warning signs
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• Ghana scores 65.0 (out of 100.0) in Overall Governance, ranking 8th (out of 54) in Africa.
• Ghana scores higher than the African average (50.8) and higher than the regional average for West Africa (53.8).
• Ghana achieves its highest category score in Participation & Human Rights (72.0), and its lowest category score in Sustainable Economic Opportunity (51.1).
• Ghana achieves its highest sub-category score in Rule of Law (88.7), and its lowest sub-category score in Infrastructure (40.1).
• Over the last five years, Ghana shows signs of ‘Increasing Deterioration’ in Overall Governance.
• Ghana registers an Overall Governance deterioration over the decade at an annual average trend of -0.17, with the pace of decline quickening in the last five years at an annual average trend of -0.70.
• Ghana’s Overall Governance decline over the decade is driven by all of the four categories: Safety & Rule of Law (annual average trend of -0.23), Participation & Human Rights (annual average trend of -0.16), Sustainable Economic Opportunity (annual average trend of -0.22) and Human Development (annual average trend of -0.10).

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