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At first glance, the match appears unbalanced. Colombia operates in a different category in terms of size: its GDP reached 457.4 billion dollars in 2025, compared to 114.2 billion for Ghana. The income per capita tells the same hierarchy, with 8,561 dollars on the Colombian side compared to 3,257 dollars on the Ghanaian side. Even in terms of population, Bogota maintains the advantage, with 53.4 million inhabitants compared to 35.1 million. In the group photo of aggregates, Colombia remains the heaviest, richest, and largest power.<\/p>\n

But an economic match is not only won by volume: it also plays out in momentum. And in this field, Ghana shows a much clearer acceleration. The World Bank estimates its growth at 6.0% in 2025, compared to 2.6% for Colombia. Accra is moving faster, driven by services, agriculture, and a favorable external environment, notably thanks to gold. However, this speed comes at a higher cost in terms of price stability: inflation stands at 14.2% in Ghana in the latest 2025 figure reported by the World Bank, compared to 5.1% in Colombia. In other words, Ghana scores more goals in terms of growth, but it also leaves more spaces behind.<\/p>\n

The structure of the game also pits two models against each other. Colombia has a more diversified economy, with services accounting for 58.5% of GDP and agriculture limited to 9.9%. Its exports are still dominated by crude oil, coal, gold, and coffee, indicating a productive base still very tied to raw materials, but broader than that of Ghana. The latter remains much more concentrated: its recent exports are led by gold, crude oil, and cocoa, while the World Bank highlights the very high weight of the gold-cocoa-oil trio in its external sales. Ghana runs fast, but with a game more dependent on a few sectors.<\/p>\n

Finally, there is the budget discipline, often decisive in the final stages of a match – as African teams have shown in these round of 16. Here, Ghana comes with a recovery: a primary surplus of 2.5% of GDP in 2025, public debt reduced to 56% of GDP, and a current account surplus of 7.9%. Colombia, on the other hand, maintains strong institutions and a deeper economy, but it has to deal with a public debt around 66.5% of GDP and less dynamic growth.<\/p>\n

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At first glance, the match appears unbalanced. Colombia operates in a different category in terms of size: its GDP reached 457.4 billion dollars in 2025, compared to 114.2 billion for Ghana. The income per capita tells the same hierarchy, with 8,561 dollars on the Colombian side compared to 3,257 dollars on the Ghanaian side. 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