IEA Economic Governance & Performance Framework

Framework & Pillars

Explore the permanent IEA analytical architecture from pillar to sub-pillar to indicator.

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Framework Architecture

Seven permanent policy pillars

Government programmes and targets are mapped into this stable IEA structure so performance remains comparable across administrations and policy cycles.

7Core pillars40Active sub-pillars
01

Macroeconomic Stability

Is Ghana maintaining a stable macroeconomic environment capable of supporting sustainable growth?

12 indicators
Growth & Output

Real-economy growth, output momentum and the breadth of economic expansion.

2 indicators
Price Stability

Consumer and producer price stability, including food and non-food inflation pressures.

4 indicators
Monetary & Financial Conditions

Monetary-policy stance, liquidity and broader financial conditions affecting macroeconomic stability.

1 indicators
Exchange Rate & Reserve Adequacy

Exchange-rate developments, foreign-exchange buffers and reserve adequacy.

3 indicators
External Balance & Resilience

Trade, current-account and balance-of-payments resilience.

2 indicators
02

Fiscal Discipline & Public Finance

Is Government managing public resources sustainably, transparently and within Ghana's fiscal rules?

11 indicators
Revenue Mobilisation

Tax and non-tax revenue performance, revenue effort and domestic resource mobilisation.

2 indicators
Expenditure Control & Composition

Expenditure discipline, composition, interest burden and quality of spending.

2 indicators
Fiscal Balance & Rule Compliance

Primary and overall balances, fiscal anchors and compliance with statutory fiscal rules.

2 indicators
Public Debt & Debt Service

Debt stock, composition, debt-service burden, refinancing and debt sustainability.

5 indicators
Fiscal Risks & Contingent Liabilities

Arrears, guarantees, SOE exposure, PPPs and other contingent or emerging fiscal risks.

0 indicators
Budget Credibility & Transparency

Budget realism, execution credibility, reporting quality and fiscal transparency.

0 indicators
03

Growth, Productivity & Structural Transformation

Is Ghana becoming a more productive, diversified and resilient economy?

7 indicators
Agriculture & Food Systems

Agricultural productivity, resilience, agribusiness and food-system transformation.

1 indicators
Industry & Manufacturing

Industrialisation, manufacturing, mining, construction and domestic value addition.

3 indicators
Services & Digital Economy

Services growth, modern services and the digital economy.

1 indicators
Productivity & Innovation

Economy-wide productivity, innovation, technology adoption and productive efficiency.

2 indicators
Trade, Diversification & Value Addition

Export diversification, non-traditional exports, import substitution and structural resilience.

0 indicators
04

Private Sector, Investment & Competitiveness

Is Ghana creating an environment in which businesses can invest, expand and create productive employment?

5 indicators
Private Sector Finance & Credit

Availability, growth and cost of finance for productive private-sector activity.

2 indicators
Domestic & Foreign Investment

Domestic investment, FDI, capital formation and investment mobilisation.

2 indicators
Business Climate & Regulation

Business confidence, regulatory quality and the operating environment for firms.

1 indicators
MSMEs & Enterprise Development

Enterprise formation, MSME performance, scale-up and entrepreneurial capacity.

0 indicators
Export Competitiveness

Firm competitiveness, exports, market access and integration into regional/global markets.

0 indicators
Cost of Production & Enabling Services

Energy, logistics, finance and other major production-cost conditions affecting firms.

0 indicators
05

Employment, Incomes & Prosperity

Are improvements in the economy translating into better economic conditions for Ghanaian households?

5 indicators
Employment & Labour Market

Employment, unemployment, labour-force participation, underemployment and job quality.

1 indicators
Youth Employment & Skills

Youth labour-market outcomes, skills, school-to-work transition and employability.

1 indicators
Incomes & Real Wages

Household earnings, real wages and income growth.

1 indicators
Cost of Living & Purchasing Power

Household purchasing power and the burden of food, housing, transport and utility costs.

0 indicators
Poverty & Inequality

Poverty incidence, vulnerability, distribution and inequality.

1 indicators
Household Welfare & Consumption

Household consumption, confidence, resilience and broader material well-being.

1 indicators
06

Infrastructure, Energy & Development Capacity

Is Ghana building the physical and institutional capacity needed for sustained future growth?

2 indicators
Energy Supply, Reliability & Sector Health

Electricity availability, reliability, affordability and energy-sector financial sustainability.

1 indicators
Transport & Logistics

Roads, rail, ports, logistics and connectivity supporting productive activity.

0 indicators
Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity

Digital networks, connectivity and technology infrastructure.

0 indicators
Water, Sanitation & Housing

Water, sanitation, housing and other core development infrastructure.

0 indicators
Public Investment & Capital Formation

Public capital expenditure, investment efficiency and capital formation.

1 indicators
Infrastructure Finance & Delivery

Infrastructure financing, implementation, completion and maintenance performance.

0 indicators
07

Economic Governance & Policy Credibility

Is Ghana's economic-policy environment credible, transparent, accountable and capable of delivering sustainable outcomes?

4 indicators
Budget & Fiscal Transparency

Timeliness, accessibility and completeness of fiscal and budget reporting.

1 indicators
Forecasting & Policy Credibility

Forecast accuracy, policy consistency and credibility of stated economic assumptions.

2 indicators
Public Financial Management

Budget execution, commitment controls, public financial management and accountability.

1 indicators
SOE & Public Sector Governance

State-owned enterprise oversight, public-sector governance and fiscal accountability.

0 indicators
Regulatory & Institutional Quality

Regulatory effectiveness, institutional capacity and policy coordination.

0 indicators
Data Transparency & Accountability

Statistical transparency, evidence availability, auditability and public accountability.

0 indicators