Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Ghana

Women in ministerial positions in Ghana in 2025 — 21.1%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 21.1% +3.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 190
Period maximum 25%2018
Period minimum 11.8%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Ghana, 2005–202510152025200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 11.8%2008: 15.9%2010: 21.6%2012: 18.4%2014: 22.5%2015: 23.1%2016: 17.4%2018: 25%2019: 25%2022: 21.1%2023: 17.2%2024: 17.4%2025: 21.1%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 21.1%
World 22.4%
Western Africa computed 20.5%
Women in ministerial positions — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.1 +3.7 pp
2024 17.4 +0.1 pp
2023 17.2 −3.8 pp
2022 21.1
2019 25 +0 pp
2018 25
2016 17.4 −5.7 pp
2015 23.1 +0.6 pp
2014 22.5
2012 18.4
2010 21.6
2008 15.9
2005 11.8

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.