Ghana’s Tourism Accommodation Market Shows Sharp Regional Disparities, GSS Survey Finds
Savannah Region led with 63.7% room occupancy in January 2025, while Eastern, Bono East and Volta stayed below 28% across November 2024–February 2025.
In Brief
- •Savannah Region led with 63.7% room occupancy in January 2025, while Eastern, Bono East and Volta stayed below 28% across November 2024–February 2025.
- •Central Region maintained high utilisation, with bed occupancy above 70% each month; Western Region also strong, peaking at 77.2% in December 2024.
- •National room occupancy hovered around 45%, with available capacity (≈5.2 million room‑nights) consistently exceeding occupied rooms (≈2.3 million).
- •Domestic guests dominated the market (≈1.9–2.2 million per month), whereas foreign visitors were under 40,000 monthly but stayed 3–4 nights on average.
- •RevPAR fell from GH¢603 in November 2024 to GH¢490 in January 2025, rebounding to GH¢524 in February 2025; Greater Accra’s RevPAR dropped from GH¢1,165 to GH¢852 before recovering to GH¢935.
Why It Matters
The uneven distribution of accommodation utilisation across Ghana’s regions highlights a mismatch between capacity and demand, which can lead to inefficient resource allocation and uneven economic benefits. High occupancy in a few regions means concentrated tourism revenue, while low‑occupancy areas miss out on potential growth, underscoring the need for targeted infrastructure, marketing and event development to balance the sector’s performance nationwide.
Key Details
- Highest regional occupancy
- Savannah – 63.7% (January 2025)
- Lowest regional occupancy
- Eastern, Bono East, Volta – <28% (Nov 2024–Feb 2025)
- National RevPAR (Jan 2025)
- GH¢490
- Domestic guest share
- >95% of total guests
- Available room capacity (Jan 2025)
- 5.21 million room‑nights
- Occupied rooms (Jan 2025)
- 2.30 million
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