The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Johnson Pandit Asiama, has described high-quality, timely statistics as essential to effective monetary policy and financial-sector regulation.
Speaking in Accra on Thursday, 29 October 2026, Dr Asiama joined key stakeholders at the launch of the first edition of Ghana in Numbers 2025, an initiative by the Ghana Statistical Service designed to make official statistics more accessible.
The publication is intended to support evidence-based policymaking, business decisions and Ghana’s wider development agenda.
Dr Asiama said dependable data was necessary for assessing the country’s economic progress and making informed decisions about its future. He urged stakeholders to view Ghana in Numbers as more than a collection of statistics.
“Let us see Ghana in Numbers not merely as a statistical publication, but as a national resource for understanding our circumstances, evaluating our progress, and making better decisions about our collective future,” he said.
The Governor said the Bank of Ghana’s work depended fundamentally on the quality of the information available to it. That was particularly important because the central bank operates an inflation-targeting framework in which monetary policy decisions are forward-looking and driven by data.
He explained that the Bank of Ghana uses statistics to analyse inflation and its relationship with exchange rates, economic activity, credit conditions and developments outside Ghana.
“We rely on data to assess the inflation dynamics, and the interaction between inflation, exchange rates, economic activity, credit conditions and external developments,” Dr Asiama said.
He added that such assessments required rigorous economic research and robust analytical frameworks, supported by statistics that were both accurate and available on time.
The Governor also highlighted the wider benefits of reliable official data, saying its value extended beyond the formulation of monetary policy.
“Reliable statistics do more than inform policy. They strengthen transparency, enhance accountability and promote public confidence in institutions,” he said.
Dr Asiama said accurate information also helped businesses and investors evaluate economic conditions, manage risks and make better-informed investment decisions.
He welcomed the inclusion of a dedicated monetary and financial-sector section in Ghana in Numbers 2025. The section draws substantially on official data produced by the Bank of Ghana and provides information on inflation, interest rates, lending to businesses and households, foreign reserves and conditions in the banking sector.
According to Dr Asiama, those indicators would help give users a clearer picture of Ghana’s economic and financial environment.
“This is why the inclusion of a dedicated monetary and financial-sector section in Ghana in Numbers 2025, drawing substantially on official data produced by the Bank of Ghana, is particularly welcome,” he said.
He said the publication could serve as an important resource for understanding Ghana’s circumstances, measuring its progress and supporting decisions about the country’s future.
