Industry fit · 261 districts · 7 industries scored · 2021 census base
The best places in Ghana for each industry
Every district is scored for each industry on the things that industry needs: workers, customers within reach, ports, roads, power, water, room to build, growth and the planning set-up. Pick an industry to see the map. The bands and top five are free; each district's score and what drives it come with CAD Complete.
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Manufacturing
Factories making goods, many of them relying on imported inputs or exports through the ports
Best placed
- Tema Metropolitan Greater Accra
- Ledzokuku Municipal Greater Accra
- Okaikwei North Municipal Greater Accra
Food & farm processing
Turning crops, livestock and fish into packaged food and farm products
Best placed
- Tema Metropolitan Greater Accra
- Ledzokuku Municipal Greater Accra
- Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis Western
Warehousing & distribution
Storing goods and moving them to shops, factories and ports
Best placed
- Tema Metropolitan Greater Accra
- Ledzokuku Municipal Greater Accra
- Okaikwei North Municipal Greater Accra
Mining services
Suppliers, yards and workforce services around mines and quarries
Not scored yet: we do not yet hold the map of mineral concessions, and mining can only happen where they are, so a score without it would rank places where mining cannot go
Construction
Builders, contractors and building-material yards
Best placed
- Ejisu Municipal Ashanti
- Ga West Municipal Greater Accra
- Nsawam Adoagyiri Eastern
Shops & restaurants
Retail shops, markets, restaurants and food service
Best placed
- Ga West Municipal Greater Accra
- Ejisu Municipal Ashanti
- Ga North Municipal Greater Accra
Offices & business services
Finance, ICT, professional and administrative firms
Best placed
- Okaikwei North Municipal Greater Accra
- Krowor Municipal Greater Accra
- Ga North Municipal Greater Accra
Hotels & tourism
Hotels, guest houses and visitor attractions
Not scored yet: tourist arrival counts are published for Ghana as a whole, not by district, so there is no measure of visitor demand to score
Schools & clinics
Private schools, colleges, clinics and hospitals
Best placed
- Okaikwei North Municipal Greater Accra
- Atwima Kwanwoma Ashanti
- Kwabre East Ashanti
Source: CAD industry suitability model — GSS 2021 Population and Housing Census district tables, OpenStreetMap, JRC GHSL, OurAirports and GPHA; scored by CAD, 2021. Derived by CAD; inputs attributed to GSS, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and GPHA. Weights are CAD's judgement.