Ghana: Poor Roads, Crashes Cost Ghana $4.55bn Annually - World Bank

Ghana: Poor Roads, Crashes Cost Ghana $4.55bn Annually - World Bank

Ghana loses more than $4.55 billion in revenue annually through poor road networks, road crashes and traffic congestion, the World Bank's latest report has revealed.

Road accidents costs Ghana approximately US$4.55 billion annually — World Bank

Road accidents cost Ghana an estimated US$4. 55 billion annually, equivalent to about 2. 1 per cent of the country rsquo;s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the World Bank has disclosed. The Bank also said only about 27 per cent of Ghana rsquo;s 94,200-kilometre road network is paved, with more than half of the paved roads in fair-to-poor condition.

Poor roads, crashes cost Ghana $4.55bn annually - World Bank

Ghana loses more than $4.55 billion in revenue annually through poor road networks, road crashes and traffic congestion, the World Bank’s latest report has revealed. The amount, contained in the 10th Ghana Economic Update, represents about 2.1 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), highlighting the heavy economic cost of weaknesses in the transport sector. Speaking at the launch of the report, titled: ‘Reset for Growth: Sustaini…

Traffic Injuries Cost 2.1% GDP Annually – World Bank

Robert Taliercio, with participants in a group photo   The World Bank has revealed that traffic injuries cost an estimated 2.1 percent of GDP annually with rural major roads showing persistent risk. The 10th Ghana Economic Update report published for August 2026 stated that crash hotspots concentrated on 2.65 percent of urban roads and 4.37 percent of rural roads and therefore urged the government to make road safety a macroeconomic and fiscal p…