GRA exceeds 10-month revenue target with GH¢185.5bn collection as at October 2026

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has exceeded its revenue target for the first ten months of 2026, collecting GH¢185.5 billion against a target of GH¢184.4 billion.

The collection represents a GH¢1.1 billion surplus over the January to October target, with the authority also surpassing its total revenue of GH¢182 billion recorded in 2025.

Commissioner-General of the GRA, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, disclosed this at the Ghana Economic Forum organised by the Business and Financial Times, expressing confidence that the authority will achieve its GH¢237 billion revenue target for 2026.

“As at October 2026, we had collected GH¢185.5 billion against a target of GH¢184.4 billion for the 10-month period,” he said.

He attributed the performance to ongoing reforms in tax administration, legislative reviews and the adoption of digital technologies to improve revenue mobilisation.

Mr Sarpong said the authority's broader ambition is to double its 2024 revenue collection of GH¢153 billion to approximately GH¢310 billion by December 2028.

“Our ambition is to double the 2024 revenue to about GH¢310 billion by December 2028,” he stated.

He highlighted the use of artificial intelligence in customs classification, the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) and planned implementation of fiscal electronic devices in 2027 as key measures to improve revenue collection.

The Commissioner-General stressed that the GRA's strategy is to broaden the tax base rather than increase the burden on existing compliant taxpayers.

“Our objective cannot be to collect more and more from the same taxpayers, year after year. That approach has limits, and it places an ever-heavier burden on those who are already compliant,” he said.