- Unemployment (41%) is the most frequently cited problem that Ghanaians want the government to address, followed by infrastructure/roads (38%) and health (33%) (Figure 1).
- Strong majorities express support for the next government to continue several current programmes: the free senior high school (85%); planting/rearing for food and jobs (81%); one district, one factory (71%); and one village, one dam (60%) (Figure 2). o But 79% favour discontinuing the electronic transactions levy (e-levy).
- Seven in 10 Ghanaians say they or someone in their household went without a cash income at least once during the previous year. Many also report shortages of medical care (54%), water (44%), food (44%), and cooking fuel (42%) (Figure 3).
- Ratings of the government’s economic performance are overwhelmingly negative. Fewer than two in 10 Ghanaians rate the government positively on managing the economy (19%), creating jobs (18%), improving living standards of the poor (17%), narrowing gaps between rich and poor (11%) and keeping prices stable (8%) (Figure 4).
Ghanaians identify unemployment as the most important issue for the government to address, followed closely by infrastructure/roads and health, the latest Afrobarometer survey reveals.
Citizens express widespread support for the continuation of government initiatives aimed at social and economic improvement. Large majorities back the free senior high school programme as well as the planting/rearing for food and jobs; one district, one factory; and one village, one dam initiatives. In contrast, more than three-quarters of citizens prefer that the electronic transactions levy (e-levy) be discontinued.
Many Ghanaians experienced some level of lived poverty in the past year, suffering shortages of basic necessities such as food and clean water. Large majorities of citizens rate the government’s economic performance negatively.