A survey conducted by Citizens’ Perception Survey (CPS) 2025 on Governance has revealed that 68.8 per cent of respondents believe the cost of living in their vicinity this year is moderate, compared to the year 2024.
The report, presented by Prof. Smart Sarpong, Founder and Leader of Feedback Africa Limited, also quoted three per cent of the interviewees as saying that their condition of living remains unchanged.
Based on the distribution of responses, the researchers concluded that compared to 2024, the cost of living in 2025 has generally been moderate across many parts of the country.
The CPS 2025 Governance Report is a nationwide baseline study assessing citizens’ views on economic conditions, local and central government performance, ministerial effectiveness and governance priorities.
The survey was conducted across 996 communities in 138 districts, covering urban, peri-urban and rural areas, using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with adult respondents.
Beyond cost-of-living conditions, the report assessed local government performance across ten key service delivery indicators. The overall verdict for local government was a weak pass, with an average score of 43.9 per cent.
Areas such as maintenance of peace and security (50.7%), provision of potable drinking water (48.9%), and sanitation and garbage disposal (47.1%) recorded relatively better scores.
However, streetlight installation and maintenance (37.2%) and provision and maintenance of market centres (35.2%) were rated as failing, highlighting key service delivery gaps at the district level.
At the central government level, citizens awarded an overall pass, with an average score of 51.6 per cent across 14 indicators.
Management of the currency received the highest rating at 70.5 per cent, followed by stability in prices of goods and services (69.2%) and agriculture and food security (60.1%).
Other areas such as education delivery, fight against corruption, Free SHS and national unity and peace also recorded pass marks.
However, industrialisation (32.2%) was rated as failing, while job creation, road infrastructure development and the fight against galamsey received weak pass scores.
Within the sector performance assessment, Ghanaians ranked the Ministry of Food and Agriculture as the top performing ministry in 2025.
Citizens recalled achievements including significant reduction in food inflation, implementation of the Feed Ghana Programme, farmer support through fertiliser provision, and government purchases of farm produce such as rice and beans.
These interventions were identified by respondents as visible and impactful.
The Ministry of Finance ranked second, with citizens citing reduction in prices of goods and services, removal of the e-levy and betting tax, inflation control leading to single-digit inflation, exchange rate stability, and cedi appreciation.
The Ministry of Education placed third, driven by policies such as the inclusion of private schools under Free SHS, reforms to phase out the double-track system, the “no-fees-stress” policy, improved discipline in schools and enhancements to the school feeding programme.
The survey also assessed overall government and presidential performance. Government received a 62.9 per cent rating in the “very good/good” category, while President John Dramani Mahama scored 74.4 per cent in the same category, indicating a stronger personal approval rating compared to the general government assessment.
In terms of government priority areas for 2025, respondents identified fixing the economy, improving agriculture, stabilising prices, dealing with galamsey, fighting corruption, improving health and education, and creating employment as the most pressing national concerns.
According to Prof. Sarpong, the CPS is designed to provide structured citizen feedback that can help governments align policy actions with lived realities.
The 2025 report serves as a baseline, with future editions expected to track changes in citizens’ perceptions over time and expand coverage to additional governance indicators.
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