Ghana registered an overall index score of 49.1 in ICT adoption in the 2019 global competitiveness index. As a component of ICT, mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions achieved a score of 100, indicating that there are no obstacles to productivity in that regard. On the other hand, fixed-broadband internet subscriptions attained a score of 0.4, ranking it 126th in the world. Slightly over 58.5 thousand fixed-broadband subscriptions were reported in the country in 2019.
The global competitiveness index measures factors and attributes that drive productivity, growth, and human development in a given country on a scale from 0-100, where 100 represents an ideal state with no constraints to productivity.
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Competitiveness index score of Ghana in ICT adoption as of 2019, by component
Characteristic
Index score (0-100)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions*
100
Fixed-broadband Internet subscriptions*
0.4
Internet users**
39
Overall ICT adoption index score
49.1
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The Global Competitiveness Index measures national competitiveness, defined as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity.
The score ranges from 0 to100 points, where 100 represents the optimal situation or 'frontier', an ideal state where an issue ceases to be a constraint to productivity growth.
* Weighted per 100 population
** Weighted per percentage of adult population
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World Economic Forum. (October 9, 2019). Competitiveness index score of Ghana in ICT adoption as of 2019, by component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246271/competitiveness-index-score-of-ghana-in-ict-adoption/
World Economic Forum. "Competitiveness index score of Ghana in ICT adoption as of 2019, by component." Chart. October 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246271/competitiveness-index-score-of-ghana-in-ict-adoption/
World Economic Forum. (2019). Competitiveness index score of Ghana in ICT adoption as of 2019, by component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246271/competitiveness-index-score-of-ghana-in-ict-adoption/
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