Economic Community of West African States
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Postal Sector Information
Total number of permanent post offices in the region
Ghana |  |
- 🔹 Ghana Post Company (GhanaPost)
- 1,627 employees
- 9,534,691.00
- 340
- 702
- 211,482 boxes
- 3 postal operators
- 304 post office branches
Posts National Data
Ghana
| Ghana | 2024 | Total number of staff | 1,445.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 44.00% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Total number of permanent post offices | 340.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 300.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 701.57 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 152.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 180.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 139,937.50 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 8.00% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 10.00% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 47.00% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 1.00% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 17.10% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 31.00% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 85.60% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 82.90% |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of post office boxes | 211,482.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 13,184.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 63,618.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 559,614.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of express items, domestic service | 709,381.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 66,534.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 10,690.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 75,635.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 12,732.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 3,822.00 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Population (millions) | 34.43 |
| Ghana | 2024 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Total number of staff | 1,627.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 50.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Total number of permanent post offices | 340.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 300.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 701.57 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 185.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 180.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 9,534,691.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 7.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 4.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 42.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 1.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 13.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 2.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 1.00% |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of post office boxes | 211,482.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 18,123.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 631,927.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 454,724.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of express items, domestic service | 191,679.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 93,250.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 23,326.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 52,136.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 12,375.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 2,747.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Population (millions) | 34,121,985.00 |
| Ghana | 2023 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Total number of staff | 1,418.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 43.50% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Total number of permanent post offices | 340.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 250.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 701.57 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 185.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 106,941,435.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 5.49% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 21.80% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 69.80% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 2.90% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 80.00% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 30.00% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 60.00% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 10.00% |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of post office boxes | 211,482.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 322,815.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 462,506.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of express items, domestic service | 153,014.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 32,417.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 10,378.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 42,900.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 16,886.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 4,811.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Population (millions) | 33,475,870.00 |
| Ghana | 2022 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Total number of staff | 1,665.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 45.60% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Total number of permanent post offices | 340.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 134.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 701.57 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 185.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 10,583,652.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 9.00% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 21.00% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 68.00% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 2.00% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 84.00% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 25.00% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 75.00% |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of post office boxes | 211,482.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 17,400.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 365,796.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 213,714.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of express items, domestic service | 228,340.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 23,791.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 11,423.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 56,969.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 20,305.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 5,532.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Population (millions) | 32,833,031.00 |
| Ghana | 2021 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 2.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Total number of permanent post offices | 349.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Total number of staff | 1,450.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 134.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 683.48 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 9,629,973.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 510,900.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 1,195,353.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 5,810,300.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of express items, domestic service | 226,663.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 26,398.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 16,788.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 33,190.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 27,602.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 395.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 7.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 22.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 68.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 3.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 84.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 10.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 90.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 43.00% |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of letter-boxes | 11,120.00 |
| Ghana | 2019 | Number of post office boxes | 211,482.00 |
| Ghana | 2018 | Total number of staff | 20.00 |
| Ghana | 2017 | Total number of permanent post offices | 349.00 |
| Ghana | 2017 | Total number of permanent post offices | 1,568.00 |
| Ghana | 2017 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 65.00% |
| Ghana | 2017 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2017 | Total number of staff | 20.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Population (millions) | 27,410,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR) | 526,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Total number of staff | 1,790.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of full-time staff | 1,686.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of part-time staff | 104.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of posts (in full-time equivalent) | 1,790.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 4,100.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of delivery staff | 2,000.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of female management staff | 3,000.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Total number of permanent post offices | 689.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials | 327.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of permanent offices staffed by people from outside the administration | 362.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 34,620.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office | 39,782.14 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 176.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of sorting centres | 15.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 8,351,471.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Operating expenditure (SDR) | 8,664,833.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Operating result (SDR) | -313,362.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 6,482.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 1,807.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 875.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 836.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Income from philately as a percentage of total income | 22.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of letter-boxes | 11,120.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas | 20.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas | 20.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of post office boxes | 205,382.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 9,500.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 500.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 9,500.00% |
| Ghana | 2015 | Domestic quality standard for priority mail | 1.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Domestic quality target for priority mail | 650.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Annual performance level | 750.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 3,700,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 5,900,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of express items, domestic service | 13,857.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 27,969.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 23,969.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 22,744.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 29,303.00 |
| Ghana | 2015 | Domestic and international dispatch, all categories together | 359,687.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Population (millions) | 26,692,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR) | 463,600.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Total number of staff | 1,779.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of full-time staff | 1,779.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of posts (in full-time equivalent) | 1,779.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 4,200.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of delivery staff | 2,000.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of female management staff | 3,000.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Total number of permanent post offices | 689.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials | 327.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of permanent offices staffed by people from outside the administration | 362.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 34,620.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office | 38,740.17 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 176.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of sorting centres | 15.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 8,304,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Operating expenditure (SDR) | 8,266,396.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Operating result (SDR) | 38,137.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Net result (SDR) | 28,602.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 1,502.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 1,604.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 1,041.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 5,853.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of letter-boxes | 11,120.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas | 20.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas | 20.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of post office boxes | 205,382.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 9,500.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 500.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 9,500.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 0.00% |
| Ghana | 2014 | Average number of letter-post items posted per inhabitant | 23.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 3,700,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 5,900,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of express items, domestic service | 229,812.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 23,122.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 25,413.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 13,353.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 19,060.00 |
| Ghana | 2014 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 29,118.00 |
| Ghana | 2013 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2013 | Population (millions) | 25,905,000.00 |
| Ghana | 2012 | Area of territory (km²) | 238,533.00 |
| Ghana | 2012 | Population (millions) | 25,546,000.00 |
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