Payments and e-commerce in Ghana

Discover how Ghanaians like to shop and pay online

Ghana

General Information

Population 31.7 m
Population 15 + 20.0 m
Online Population 16.9 m
Area 238,535 km²
Currency GHS
GDP 75.5 bn $US
GDP per Capita 2,379 $US

Banked population

Ghana 61%
Middle East & Africa 46%
World 67%

Credit card penetration

Ghana 7%
Middle East & Africa 8%
World 19%

Internet penetration

Ghana 53%
Middle East & Africa 47%
World 62%

Smartphone penetration

Ghana 50%
Middle East & Africa 43%
World 70%

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Ghana

Local Payment Methods

BitPay

Type Cryptocurrency Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 PayPal

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Paysera

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Skrill

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Allied Wallet

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High UnionPay SecurePay

Type Local payment card Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High DaoPay

Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High M-Pesa

Type Wallet Regions Middle East & Africa Market relevance High Mobiamo

Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Razer Gold