Real GDP per person during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Atta Mills | 7 Jan 2009 – 24 Jul 2012 | +25.4% Q4 2008 → Q2 2012 | +6.7%/yr | |
| 2 |  John Kufuor | 7 Jan 2001 – 7 Jan 2009 | +25.0% Q4 2000 → Q4 2008 | +2.8%/yr | |
| 3 | Nana Akufo-Addo | 7 Jan 2017 – 7 Jan 2025 | +24.9% Q4 2016 → Q4 2024 | +2.8%/yr | |
| 4 | Jerry Rawlings | 7 Jan 1993 – 7 Jan 2001 | +14.8% Q4 1992 → Q4 2000 | +1.7%/yr | |
| 5 | John Mahama | 24 Jul 2012 – 7 Jan 2017 | +8.1% Q2 2012 → Q4 2016 | +1.7%/yr | |
| 6 | John Mahama | 7 Jan 2025 – now | +6.2% Q4 2024 → Q1 2026 | +5.0%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. GH₵ per person, 2013 prices, last four quarters · Ghana Statistical Service quarterly GDP (constant 2013 prices), summed over the trailing four quarters (the World Bank's yearly GDP before 2006), over the population (World Bank, UN estimates) interpolated to the quarter · Ghana data · as of Sep 2026.