Telecommunication service providers in Ghana contributed GH¢15.07 billion in taxes and statutory fees to the state in 2025, a figure that represents 6.8% of the nation’s total domestic revenue of GH¢223.06 billion.
Corporate Income Tax accounted for the largest share at GH¢4.18 billion, followed by Value Added Tax (VAT) at GH¢2.39 billion. The sector also paid GH¢1.67 billion through the NHIL, GETFund and COVID‑19 levies, while Communication Service Tax generated GH¢1.07 billion. Other statutory and regulatory payments totaled GH¢2.60 billion.
Tax analyst Francis Timore Boi disclosed the figures at a forum on digital infrastructure and nation building organised by the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications and Deloitte. “Today we’re talking about 15 billion. That is a massive growth,” he said, adding the numbers highlight the growing role of digital technologies and telecommunications in economic activity.
Telecom and mobile money operators collected GH¢838.13 million in E‑Levy during the first four months of 2025, before the tax was abolished in April. Boi noted that the removal of the levy helped revive wallet transactions and increase liquidity within the economy, saying, “Wallet transactions were reactivated. Grassroots liquidity started increasing.”
Deloitte Partner for Tax and Regulatory Wisdom Kpano echoed the sentiment, stating that the increase in mobile money activity could support higher government revenue while strengthening financial inclusion and the broader digital economy. “There will be an increase in the revenue of the country, increase in financial inclusion and an overall increase in the digital space,” he said.
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Sylvia Owusu Ankomah, called for incentives to encourage telecom operators to expand networks in underserved communities, citing the high cost of deploying and maintaining infrastructure in rural areas. “We also want to see incentives for rural networks,” she said.
Acting Commissioner of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division, Dr Martin Kobil Yamborigya, urged stronger engagement between tax authorities and the telecommunications industry, noting that the rapid pace of change in the digital economy requires tax policy to evolve alongside emerging business models. “The sector is changing so rapidly for tax policy to be developed for the situation to inform industry realities,” he said.
With telecom operators now contributing a significant share of national revenue, stakeholders are looking ahead to policies that will balance growth, financial inclusion, and infrastructure expansion across Ghana.
