Ghana has been ranked sixth among the world’s largest gold-producing countries after recording a significant increase in production in 2025.
The country produced 185 tonnes of gold during the year, surpassing the United States in the global rankings.
According to the Director of Analysis, Research and Finance at the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Christopher Nyarko, Ghana had traditionally ranked seventh but overtook the United States in 2025 following a decline in US production.
“Last year [2025], Ghana overtook the US, but traditionally, we’ve always been number seven,” Mr Nyarko said.
He attributed the decline in US production to technical challenges in Nevada, one of the country’s major gold-producing regions.
“Last year [2025], they ran into some technical issues. So production for the country as a whole dropped. And of course, given the dynamics in Ghana, we saw Ghana displace the United States,” he explained.
Mr Nyarko made the comments in an interview with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Monday, August 17, 2026.
According to the Chamber, Ghana recorded a record 5.94 million ounces of gold production in 2025, with small-scale mining contributing 52.38 per cent of the total output.
This was the first time in Ghana’s more than 100-year history of commercial gold production that the small-scale mining sector had overtaken large-scale mining in total output.
Mr Nyarko further stated that Ghana now ranks behind China, Russia, Australia, Canada and Peru, although he noted that the rankings may vary depending on the source of the data.
He explained that there are often differences in the rankings of major gold-producing countries, particularly among Russia, China and Australia.
“We are number six. We’re number six now, right after Peru. So globally, China, Russia, Australia, Canada, Peru, then Ghana comes in, and then the United States follow,” he stated.
The Chamber expects Ghana’s gold production to increase further in 2026, with national output projected to reach between 6.1 million and 6.7 million ounces.