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Home / Census & Surveys / Economic Census

Economic Census

Explore Ghana's Economic Census, tracking the evolution of businesses and industries over time to provide key economic insights and data-driven decision-making.

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Industrial activity
Business services
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Economic Census

Industrial Census

2004 Industrial Census

Complete enumerations of Ghana's industries conducted.
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1987 Industrial Census

Complete enumerations of Ghana's industries conducted.
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1962 Industrial Census

Complete enumerations of Ghana's industries conducted.
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Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES)

IBES 2024
Phase 2Sampled Survey
Data collection is still in progress.
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Started late 2025Data collection ending soon
IBES 2014
Phase 1Listing & Frame Update
Full enumeration to update the business register.
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IBES Phase 2 CTA

2024 IBES Phase 2

Data collection of sampled firms is ending soon.

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Key Points

  • Complete enumerations of Ghana's industries were conducted in 1962, 1987, and 2004.
  • IBES involves Phase 1 (Census) for business registry updates, and Phase 2 (Survey) to collect detailed economic data.
IBES Phase 2 CTA

2024 IBES Phase 2

Data collection is ending soon with sampled surveys collected late 2025.

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