Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics Mussa Dankwah has said that while the economy grew by 2.6% in 2024, year-on-year compared to 2023, there is something in the same data released by the Statistical Service that must be of great concern or relief depending on whether one cares about the environment.

He said that the last quarter's growth dropped from 7.2% to 3.6%, which is a drop of 50%, which is highly unusual. "The drop is attributed a decline in the mining sector, suggesting that periods prior to the election year, illegal mining might have contributed hugely to the 7.2% growth and as the election approached and voters concern for gallamsey heightened, the activities of the illegal mining dropped, leading to a sharp decline in the sector," he wrote on Facebook.

To that end he has called for a new source of economic growth to ensure that the 2025 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will at least be above 5.7%.

Ghana's economy expanded by 5.7% in 2024, surpassing the revised 3.1% growth rate recorded in 2023.