Financial irregularities recorded across five audited sectors in Ghana fell by 62.9 per cent in 2025, dropping from approximately GH¢20.72 billion the previous year to GH¢7.69 billion.
The reduction, worth about GH¢13.03 billion, surpassed the government’s annual target of a 50 per cent decrease by 12.9 percentage points.
Deputy Minister for Finance Thomas Nyarko Ampem announced the figures during an engagement on the 2025 Auditor-General’s Reports with Chief Directors, Chief Executive Officers and Heads of Covered Entities.
The meeting focused on the findings contained in the Auditor-General’s Reports and the responsibilities of leaders of public institutions in improving compliance, correcting weaknesses and ensuring that financial irregularities do not recur.
Mr Nyarko Ampem said the combined figures from the five sectors represented a significant improvement in the management of public finances.
“I am pleased to report that, taken together, financial irregularities across these five sectors declined from approximately GH¢20.72 billion in 2024 to GH¢7.69 billion in 2025,” he said.
“This represents a reduction of approximately GH¢13.03 billion, or 62.9 per cent. This is a significant achievement.”
The Deputy Minister said the result demonstrated that the government’s objective of reducing irregularities had been exceeded during the year.
The 2025 target was to cut financial irregularities by half. Instead, the recorded decline was 62.9 per cent, exceeding the target by 12.9 percentage points.
Mr Nyarko Ampem linked the improvement to sustained attention to public financial management, tighter internal controls and greater accountability among public institutions.
“This improvement demonstrates that when there is deliberate attention to public financial management, stronger controls and greater accountability, measurable results can be achieved,” he stated.
The engagement provided an opportunity to consider the Auditor-General’s findings and the steps required from the heads of affected public entities.
Those responsible for the institutions were reminded of their duty to strengthen compliance with financial procedures, respond to weaknesses identified in the reports and introduce measures to prevent similar problems from happening again.
The latest figures show a fall of approximately GH¢13.03 billion in financial irregularities across the five audited sectors compared with 2024. That reduction is equivalent to 62.9 per cent and brought the total recorded amount down to GH¢7.69 billion in 2025.
The government’s assessment is that the figures reflect the impact of deliberate efforts to improve public financial management and reinforce accountability. The focus of the engagement remained on ensuring that the findings of the Auditor-General lead to stronger controls and improved compliance across public institutions.
