The Ghana national budget for 2026 totals GH₵357.1bn. That is up 21.8% on the 2025 budget of GH₵293.1bn.
About the total: Total Appropriation, First Schedule, section 1 of the Act: the sum Parliament authorised to be issued from the Consolidated Fund and other public funds. Includes arrears clearance, amortisation and retained internally generated funds (IGF).
Key figures
- Approved budget, 2026: GH₵357.1bn. Calendar year, as appropriated
- Health share, 2026: 9.6%. Abuja target is 15%
- Education share, 2026: 13.8%. Benchmark is 15 to 20%
- Debt service to revenue, 2026: 31%. Of approved revenue
Where the money goes
| Line | Amount | Share of budget | Change on 2025, current prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt service | GH₵82.5bn | 23.1% | - |
| Education | GH₵49.1bn | 13.8% | 21.7% |
| Infrastructure | GH₵42.6bn | 11.9% | 87.9% |
| Health | GH₵34.2bn | 9.6% | 23.4% |
| Defence and security | GH₵23.3bn | 6.5% | 16.2% |
| Social protection | GH₵6.8bn | 1.9% | 10.5% |
| Agriculture | GH₵3.0bn | 0.9% | 4.6% |
| All other lines | GH₵115.5bn | 32.3% | - |
Approved against actual spending
| Year | Approved | Actual | Actual as share of approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | GH₵190.9bn | GH₵167.5bn | 87.7% |
| 2024 | GH₵226.7bn | GH₵279.2bn | 123.2% |
| 2025 | GH₵270.9bn | GH₵238.7bn | 88.1% |
The documents behind 2026
- 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy (presented November 2025) (Ministry of Finance, Ghana)
- 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review (also reports the 2025 fiscal outturn) (Ministry of Finance, Ghana)
- 2026 Q1 Fiscal Newsletter (Ministry of Finance, Ghana)
- 2026 Q2 Fiscal Newsletter (H1 2026) (Ministry of Finance, Ghana)
- 2027 Fiscal Strategy Document (Ministry of Finance, Ghana)
- Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2025 (Act 1163), appropriating the 2026 financial year (Ministry of Finance, Ghana)
Compare every year on the Ghana budget page, and see how we read budget documents.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Ghana, 2026; World Bank, 2026. Method: how we compile this.