Ghana records weakest Q1 budget execution since 2017 as consolidation bites

Ghana's government spent barely three quarters of what it had planned for the first three months of 2026, the widest gap between budget and actual spending in at least a decade, according to official data analysed by JoyNews Research. Figures from the Ministry of Finance show the money was held back mostly on capital expenditure, goods and services, debt repayment and support for the poor.

By Isaac Agyei