Ghana Statistical Service

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StatsGhana retweeted

2 months ago

This morning, I rolled up my sleeves and joined the staff of the @StatsGhana to clean up our surroundings. We did this in answer to H.E. the President's call for all of us to dedicate today and tomorrow to cleaning our nation. And the team showed up in their numbers. We Weeded, we cleared debris from choked gutters. We desilted, swept, and cleaned our offices from top to bottom. Everyone pitched in, and the difference was plain to see by the time we finished. A clean environment isn't a small thing. It keeps us healthy, it lifts our spirits, and it says something about who we are and the pride we take in our work. That's why we're not stopping here. GSS has committed to doing this every quarter. A clean Ghana is built one effort at a time, and we intend to play our part. To every member of staff who came out today: thank you. You made this happen, and I'm proud to stand with you. And to H.E. the President, thank you for this idea. It reminds us that national development starts with the ground beneath our feet. Let's keep Ghana clean. Together.

daiddrisu's tweet photo. This morning, I rolled up my sleeves and joined the staff of the @StatsGhana to clean up our surroundings.

We did this in answer to H.E. the President's call for all of us to dedicate today and tomorrow to cleaning our nation.

And the team showed up in their numbers. We Weeded, we cleared debris from choked gutters. We desilted, swept, and cleaned our offices from top to bottom. Everyone pitched in, and the difference was plain to see by the time we finished.

A clean environment isn't a small thing. It keeps us healthy, it lifts our spirits, and it says something about who we are and the pride we take in our work.

That's why we're not stopping here. GSS has committed to doing this every quarter. A clean Ghana is built one effort at a time, and we intend to play our part.

To every member of staff who came out today: thank you. You made this happen, and I'm proud to stand with you.

And to H.E. the President, thank you for this idea. It reminds us that national development starts with the ground beneath our feet.

Let's keep Ghana clean. Together.

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2 months ago

Visit our website for the release of APRIL 2026 Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth. https://t.co/zg8opttzlM #AprilMIEG #data #Statistics #gss #Economicgrowth

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Visit our website for the release of APRIL 2026 Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth.

https://t.co/zg8opttzlM

#AprilMIEG #data #Statistics #gss #Economicgrowth https://t.co/V0raDeM1f2

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Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (Ghana).

2 months ago

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@MoGCSP_Ghana

2 months ago

Key highlights of the release of Non-Standard Units Survey (NSUS) reports. #NSUS #GSS #data #statistics Find the full report on our website: https://t.co/zg8opttzlM

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Key highlights of the release of Non-Standard Units Survey (NSUS) reports.
#NSUS #GSS #data #statistics

Find the full report on our website: https://t.co/zg8opttzlM https://t.co/TOQNRZvbMA

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2 months ago

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2 months ago

Inflation for JUNE 2026 is 5.3% down from 3.7% in MAY 2026, marking a third consecutive increase. Visit our website: https://t.co/zg8opttzlM for full data. #JUNECPI #prices #inflation #Gss #data #ghana #Statistics

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Inflation for JUNE 2026 is 5.3% down from 3.7% in MAY 2026, marking a third consecutive increase.

Visit our website: https://t.co/zg8opttzlM for full data.
#JUNECPI #prices #inflation #Gss #data #ghana #Statistics https://t.co/hKO2hdTsEk

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

Producer inflation rose to 5.8% in May 2026 up from 2.7% in April. The May inflation means that, on average, the prices producers received for goods and services were 5.8% higher than a year ago. Find the full data on our website: https://t.co/zg8opttzlM #PPI #GSS #May2026 #data

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Producer inflation rose to 5.8% in May 2026 up from 2.7% in April. The May inflation means that, on average, the prices producers received for goods and services were 5.8% higher than a year ago.

Find the full data on our website: https://t.co/zg8opttzlM
#PPI #GSS #May2026 #data https://t.co/DHFnuY9wpB

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StatsGhana retweeted

3 months ago

Ghana at the 2026 Global Data Festival, Nairobi. Here is what we shared, and what we learned from Nigeria, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Botswana, and Somalia. Ghana's 2016 SDG assessment showed 50%+ of our SDG reporting could run on administrative data already sitting in government systems. Untapped. That became the mission. We built the MOU process deliberately: technical teams, institution-specific drafts, multiple validation rounds. Nothing rushed. By March 2026: 25 MOUs signed. Judicial Service in April. 26 total, including the Office of the President. Signing the MOU is the starting gun, not the finish line. Next: joint technical teams, published data sharing policies for all users, and national frameworks for quality and accountability. National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) III becoming real. 🇳🇬 Nigeria's lesson: embed the initiative in what already exists. No parallel systems. High-level advisory committee chaired by the Secretary to Government meets quarterly. Ministers held accountable by design. 🇨🇴 Colombia's lesson: make data a public value, not a government product. Bring in civil society, academia, international partners. When everyone owns data, every sector uses it. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic's lesson: when resources are limited, be transparent about priorities. Stakeholders accept tough decisions when they understand the reasoning. Trust is built in the process. 🇧🇼 Botswana's lesson: silo mentality is real, fight it at every level, including parliament. Engaging the National Assembly directly is creating accountability that no MOU alone can provide. 🇸🇴 Somalia's lesson: resilience. First agricultural census ever. National census coming after a 50-year gap. Coordination challenges remain, but the work goes on. Three things Ghana brought to the table and takes back home: → Trust before signatures → Map before coordinating → Strategy only works when institutions own the execution The work continues. #GDF2026 #PowerOfData #NSDSIII

daiddrisu's tweet photo. Ghana at the 2026 Global Data Festival, Nairobi. Here is what we shared, and what we learned from Nigeria, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Botswana, and Somalia.

Ghana's 2016 SDG assessment showed 50%+ of our SDG reporting could run on administrative data already sitting in government systems. Untapped. That became the mission.

We built the MOU process deliberately: technical teams, institution-specific drafts, multiple validation rounds. Nothing rushed. By March 2026: 25 MOUs signed. Judicial Service in April. 26 total, including the Office of the President.

Signing the MOU is the starting gun, not the finish line. Next: joint technical teams, published data sharing policies for all users, and national frameworks for quality and accountability. National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) III becoming real.

🇳🇬 Nigeria's lesson: embed the initiative in what already exists. No parallel systems. High-level advisory committee chaired by the Secretary to Government meets quarterly. Ministers held accountable by design.

🇨🇴 Colombia's lesson: make data a public value, not a government product. Bring in civil society, academia, international partners. When everyone owns data, every sector uses it.

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic's lesson: when resources are limited, be transparent about priorities. Stakeholders accept tough decisions when they understand the reasoning. Trust is built in the process.

🇧🇼 Botswana's lesson: silo mentality is real, fight it at every level, including parliament. Engaging the National Assembly directly is creating accountability that no MOU alone can provide.

🇸🇴 Somalia's lesson: resilience. First agricultural census ever. National census coming after a 50-year gap. Coordination challenges remain, but the work goes on.

Three things Ghana brought to the table and takes back home: → Trust before signatures → Map before coordinating → Strategy only works when institutions own the execution
The work continues.

#GDF2026 #PowerOfData #NSDSIII

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StatsGhana retweeted

3 months ago

At the Side Event on Using Mobile Phone Data for Statistics What an incredible Global Data Festival in Nairobi, Kenya! The theme of Powering Resilience, Innovation, and Partnership through Data and Technology truly came alive as we discussed how Mobile Phone Data (MPD) is transforming official statistics during a side event on Mobile Phone Data for Statistics: Leadership Peer Exchange organised by the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, UN Big Data, the World Bank and the Spanish Government. It's been so inspiring to hear from other African countries like Rwanda, Botswana, Kenya, and Nigeria. We're all using this 'phone magic' to make life better for our people, from helping tourism to building better roads and even understanding who might need social assistance. Africa is truly leading the way! Rwanda used it to redesign bus routes. 30,000 more people now use public transport. Kazakhstan counted 100 million domestic tourism trips, surveys had found only 7.8 million. That’s not a rounding error. That’s an entirely different picture of reality. Ghana used it during COVID-19 to track population movement district by district, in near real-time, and direct the national response. We were able to do things no census or household survey could have made possible. Our journey in Ghana started with a simple question: "How can we respond faster and better?" With a strong partnership with Telecel Ghana and our friends at FlowMinder Foundation, we've built a system that uses signals from mobile phones to understand big movements of people across Ghana. This helped us track COVID-19, map out areas that needed help, and even now, it is helping us know where people go when floods happen so we can send support faster to those who need it most! But let’s be honest, we still have work to do. We have the legal foundation. We have the partnerships. What we need now is to extend the partnership to other mobile phone networks and for this to stop being a project and become a system, and demanded by the ministries and agencies who need to make better decisions for Ghanaians. The best part? We do all this while keeping everyone's personal information super safe! Your names and private details are never shared with us, only big patterns and movements that help Ghana plan better. It’s all about #PrivacyByDesign! 🔒 The hard part is trust, governance, leadership, getting the right people in the room and keeping them there. The hard part is making sure that when a pilot succeeds, it doesn’t quietly die, that it becomes a permanent part of how a country produces statistics. My biggest lessons for Ghana from this fantastic meeting are like building blocks for a brighter future: 1.Teamwork makes the dream work! We need to keep working closely with our phone companies, government partners, and all smart people, because together we can do so much more for Ghana. 2.Fair rules are key! We must always have clear laws and agreements that make sure everyone's data is used responsibly and safely. Trust is the strongest foundation! 3.Learning never stops! We need more super data heroes in Ghana who can understand and use these new types of information to solve our country's big challenges! Countries that win are not the ones with the best technology. They’re the ones with institutions that build trust, establish clear mandates, and take the long view. As the Government Statistician, I'm more excited than ever for Ghana's future! Let’s keep pushing forward, investing in leadership and smart data practices. Let's keep building a #DataSmartGhana where we use every bit of information to make life better for every child, every family, in every corner of our country! Join us on this amazing journey! #GDFNairobi #GhanaStatisticalService #DataForGood #MPD #PoweringResilience #Innovation #Partnership

daiddrisu's tweet photo. At the Side Event on Using Mobile Phone Data for Statistics

What an incredible Global Data Festival in Nairobi, Kenya! The theme of Powering Resilience, Innovation, and Partnership through Data and Technology truly came alive as we discussed how Mobile Phone Data (MPD) is transforming official statistics during a side event on Mobile Phone Data for Statistics: Leadership Peer Exchange organised by the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, UN Big Data, the World Bank and the Spanish Government.
It's been so inspiring to hear from other African countries like Rwanda, Botswana, Kenya, and Nigeria. We're all using this 'phone magic' to make life better for our people, from helping tourism to building better roads and even understanding who might need social assistance. Africa is truly leading the way!
Rwanda used it to redesign bus routes. 30,000 more people now use public transport.

Kazakhstan counted 100 million domestic tourism trips, surveys had found only 7.8 million. That’s not a rounding error. That’s an entirely different picture of reality.

Ghana used it during COVID-19 to track population movement district by district, in near real-time, and direct the national response. We were able to do things no census or household survey could have made possible.

Our journey in Ghana started with a simple question: "How can we respond faster and better?" With a strong partnership with Telecel Ghana and our friends at FlowMinder Foundation, we've built a system that uses signals from mobile phones to understand big movements of people across Ghana. This helped us track COVID-19, map out areas that needed help, and even now, it is helping us know where people go when floods happen so we can send support faster to those who need it most!

But let’s be honest, we still have work to do. We have the legal foundation. We have the partnerships. What we need now is to extend the partnership to other mobile phone networks and for this to stop being a project and become a system, and demanded by the ministries and agencies who need to make better decisions for Ghanaians.

The best part? We do all this while keeping everyone's personal information super safe! Your names and private details are never shared with us, only big patterns and movements that help Ghana plan better. It’s all about #PrivacyByDesign! 🔒

The hard part is trust, governance, leadership, getting the right people in the room and keeping them there. The hard part is making sure that when a pilot succeeds, it doesn’t quietly die, that it becomes a permanent part of how a country produces statistics.

My biggest lessons for Ghana from this fantastic meeting are like building blocks for a brighter future:
1.Teamwork makes the dream work! We need to keep working closely with our phone companies, government partners, and all smart people, because together we can do so much more for Ghana.
2.Fair rules are key! We must always have clear laws and agreements that make sure everyone's data is used responsibly and safely. Trust is the strongest foundation!
3.Learning never stops! We need more super data heroes in Ghana who can understand and use these new types of information to solve our country's big challenges!

Countries that win are not the ones with the best technology. They’re the ones with institutions that build trust, establish clear mandates, and take the long view.

As the Government Statistician, I'm more excited than ever for Ghana's future! Let’s keep pushing forward, investing in leadership and smart data practices.

Let's keep building a #DataSmartGhana where we use every bit of information to make life better for every child, every family, in every corner of our country!

Join us on this amazing journey!

#GDFNairobi #GhanaStatisticalService #DataForGood #MPD #PoweringResilience #Innovation #Partnership

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StatsGhana retweeted

3 months ago

We are in Nairobi, Kenya, actively participating in the Global Data Festival. The third Global Data Festival opened on 2nd June 2026 under a theme that says everything about where the world is heading: Powering Resilience, Innovation, and Partnership through Data and Technology. Over 200 countries; Data scientists, policymakers, space agencies, civil society, researchers. All in one room. All asking the same question: Are we counting the right people? And are we using data to actually change lives? One of the opening speakers told the story of a woman called Amara. She is about 41. She is waiting for her test results. She runs a small kiosk. She is trying to get a loan. She exists. She has a name. She has a story. But the system does not see her. The speaker looked at the room and said: “There are so many Amaras in the world. What can we do this week to make sure Amara is seen, Amara is heard, and Amara is not left behind?” That is not a data question. That is a humanity question. And it is the most important reason statistics exist. Back home at the Ghana Statistical Service , we talk a lot about data. But today reminded me that data is not about numbers on a spreadsheet. It is about whether a woman in Kumbungu or Nkoranza can access healthcare. Whether a young man in Agbogbloshie shows up in our unemployment figures. Whether a person with disability gets the social protection they deserve because our data actually captured them. Ghana has made real progress. But progress is not the finish line. The lesson from the opening is this: a national statistical system that does not make the invisible visible is not yet doing its full job. We must build a data ecosystem, not just a data office. That means four things working together: 1.Laws and policies that demand quality data 2.Partnerships that bring everyone to the table 3. Technology and innovation that reach the last mile 4.Governance that keeps the system honest and accountable One more thing that Ghana cannot afford to ignore: space data. Satellites. Earth observation. Real-time intelligence. The Kenya Space Agency co-hosted the opening for a reason. This is how serious countries now track floods, plan cities, monitor crop yields, and respond to crises. Ghana needs to be in that conversation. Not watching. We are here, we are listening, we are connecting, and we are bringing it all home for every Ghanaian that our data must never miss. 📍 Nairobi, Kenya | #GDF2026 #GDFKStep2026 #DataForPeople #GhanaStatisticalService #PoweringResilience #NoOneInvisible

daiddrisu's tweet photo. We are in Nairobi, Kenya, actively participating in the Global Data Festival.

The third Global Data Festival opened on 2nd June 2026 under a theme that says everything about where the world is heading: Powering Resilience, Innovation, and Partnership through Data and Technology.

Over 200 countries; Data scientists, policymakers, space agencies, civil society, researchers. All in one room. All asking the same question: Are we counting the right people? And are we using data to actually change lives?

One of the opening speakers told the story of a woman called Amara. She is about 41. She is waiting for her test results. She runs a small kiosk. She is trying to get a loan. She exists. She has a name. She has a story. But the system does not see her.

The speaker looked at the room and said: “There are so many Amaras in the world. What can we do this week to make sure Amara is seen, Amara is heard, and Amara is not left behind?”

That is not a data question. That is a humanity question. And it is the most important reason statistics exist.

Back home at the Ghana Statistical Service , we talk a lot about data. But today reminded me that data is not about numbers on a spreadsheet. It is about whether a woman in Kumbungu or Nkoranza can access healthcare. Whether a young man in Agbogbloshie shows up in our unemployment figures. Whether a person with disability gets the social protection they deserve because our data actually captured them.

Ghana has made real progress. But progress is not the finish line.

The lesson from the opening is this: a national statistical system that does not make the invisible visible is not yet doing its full job. We must build a data ecosystem, not just a data office. That means four things working together:
1.Laws and policies that demand quality data
2.Partnerships that bring everyone to the table
3. Technology and innovation that reach the last mile
4.Governance that keeps the system honest and accountable

One more thing that Ghana cannot afford to ignore: space data. Satellites. Earth observation. Real-time intelligence. The Kenya Space Agency co-hosted the opening for a reason. This is how serious countries now track floods, plan cities, monitor crop yields, and respond to crises.
Ghana needs to be in that conversation. Not watching.

We are here, we are listening, we are connecting, and we are bringing it all home for every Ghanaian that our data must never miss.

📍 Nairobi, Kenya | #GDF2026 #GDFKStep2026 #DataForPeople #GhanaStatisticalService #PoweringResilience #NoOneInvisible

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StatsGhana retweeted

3 months ago

Producer price inflation increased to 2.7% in April 2026, up from 1.6% in March, driven mainly by Mining and Quarrying. This video highlights the key trends shaping production costs and the broader economy. #PPI #ProducerInflation #GhanaStats #DataForDevelopment #GSS #EconomicData

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StatsGhana retweeted

3 months ago

The April 2026 Prime Building Cost Index and Inflation figures show that Ghana’s building inflation remains stable at 2.2% year-on-year, far lower than the 24.4% recorded a year ago. While overall cost pressures have moderated, selected areas such as glazing, plumbing, electrical works, and roofing materials continue to drive price increases across the construction sector. These insights are important for government, businesses, contractors, households, researchers, and investors as we collectively plan, budget, build, and make informed decisions for national development. On behalf of the Ghana Statistical Service, I express sincere appreciation to traders, suppliers, market operators, data providers, development partners, industry players, the media, and the hardworking staff of GSS whose dedication and collaboration made this release possible. At GSS, we remain committed to producing timely, accurate, relevant, and credible statistics to support evidence-based decision-making for Ghana’s transformation. #PBCI #Inflation #GhanaStats #EvidenceMatters #DataForDevelopment

daiddrisu's tweet photo. The April 2026 Prime Building Cost Index and Inflation figures show that Ghana’s building inflation remains stable at 2.2% year-on-year, far lower than the 24.4% recorded a year ago. While overall cost pressures have moderated, selected areas such as glazing, plumbing, electrical works, and roofing materials continue to drive price increases across the construction sector.

These insights are important for government, businesses, contractors, households, researchers, and investors as we collectively plan, budget, build, and make informed decisions for national development.

On behalf of the Ghana Statistical Service, I express sincere appreciation to traders, suppliers, market operators, data providers, development partners, industry players, the media, and the hardworking staff of GSS whose dedication and collaboration made this release possible.

At GSS, we remain committed to producing timely, accurate, relevant, and credible statistics to support evidence-based decision-making for Ghana’s transformation.

#PBCI #Inflation #GhanaStats #EvidenceMatters #DataForDevelopment

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3 months ago

Join us at 10am as we release the April 2026 Prime Building Cost Index and Inflation. Visit our website, https://t.co/zg8opttzlM for the full data. #AprilPBCI #Data #Gss #buildingcost #Ghana #Statistics

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Join us at 10am as we release the April 2026 Prime Building Cost Index and Inflation.

Visit our website, https://t.co/zg8opttzlM for the full data.
#AprilPBCI #Data #Gss #buildingcost #Ghana #Statistics https://t.co/bDfFUCkAY9

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4 months ago

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4 months ago

Producer inflation increased from 1.6% in March 2026 to 2.7% in April 2026, signalling renewed price pressures in key productive sectors of the economy. Download the report on our website https://t.co/zg8opttzlM #Gss #PPI #data #April #ghana #statistics

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Producer inflation increased from 1.6% in March 2026 to 2.7% in April 2026, signalling renewed price pressures in key productive sectors of the economy.
Download the report on our website https://t.co/zg8opttzlM
#Gss #PPI #data #April #ghana #statistics https://t.co/tNEUk4RclD

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4 months ago

Check out the April 2026 Producer Price Index (PPI) on our website https://t.co/zg8opttzlM #Gss #PPI #data #April #ghana #statistics

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Check out the April 2026 Producer Price Index (PPI) on our website
https://t.co/zg8opttzlM
#Gss #PPI #data #April #ghana #statistics https://t.co/IbckrZcUGe

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4 months ago

Visit our website, https://t.co/zg8opttzlM as we release February 2026 Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth (MIEG) at 10am tomorrow May 13, 2026. #MEIG #data #statistics #ghana #GSS

StatsGhana's tweet photo. Visit our website, https://t.co/zg8opttzlM as we release February 2026 Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth (MIEG) at 10am tomorrow May 13, 2026.
#MEIG #data #statistics #ghana #GSS https://t.co/kg1ifYWr4q

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