The 2023 score includes new criminality indicators.
The source explains that the ENACT Organised Crime Index is an innovative tool aimed at measuring levels of organised crime in countries in Africa and assessing their resilience to organised-criminal activity. It adds that the Index, consisting of two composite metrics, ranks countries both according to their levels of criminality on a score from 1 to 10 (lowest to highest crime levels) and based on resilience to organized crime from 1 to 10 (lowest to highest resilience levels).Â
It defines organized crime as "illegal activities, conducted by groups or networks acting in concert, by engaging in violence, corruption or related activities in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or material benefit. Such activities may be carried out both within a country and transnationally".
Citation formats
Organized crime index in Ghana 2023, by type of crime
According to the organized crime index, non-renewable resource crimes were the most common types of criminal market in Ghana as of 2023, with a score of *** points. Other leading criminal markets pointed to flora crimes and synthetic drug trade. By extension, Western Africa has one of the highest levels of criminality in Africa.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, & INTERPOL , & Institute for Security Studies. (November 23, 2023). Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Ghana as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550533/organized-crime-index-in-ghana-by-criminal-market/
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, und INTERPOL , und Institute for Security Studies. "Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Ghana as of 2023." Chart. November 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550533/organized-crime-index-in-ghana-by-criminal-market/
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, INTERPOL , Institute for Security Studies. (2023). Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Ghana as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550533/organized-crime-index-in-ghana-by-criminal-market/
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, and INTERPOL , and Institute for Security Studies. "Leading Criminal Markets According to The Organized Crime Index in Ghana as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550533/organized-crime-index-in-ghana-by-criminal-market/
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime & INTERPOL & Institute for Security Studies, Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Ghana as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550533/organized-crime-index-in-ghana-by-criminal-market/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Ghana as of 2023 [Graph], Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, & INTERPOL , & Institute for Security Studies, November 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550533/organized-crime-index-in-ghana-by-criminal-market/
