Publications
Research, data briefs, and analysis from the Public Accountability Lab.
Last updated: March 2025
Ghana MMDA Revenue Report 2024
Annual review of IGF collection and budget execution across all 261 district assemblies for fiscal year 2024.
DACF Disbursement Patterns: 2020–2023
Analysis of how District Assembly Common Fund transfers have changed in size and composition across four fiscal years.
Property Rate Collection in Urban MMDAs
Six metropolitan assemblies account for 62% of all property rate revenue in Ghana. This brief examines why.
Budget Execution in Northern Ghana: 2022–2023
Comparative study of budget execution rates across the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Savannah, and North East regions.
IGF Growth Trends by Category (2019–2023)
Fees and licences have outgrown property rates as a revenue source in 38 of 261 assemblies over five years.
Capital Projects Completion Rates: A District Scorecard
Only 71% of projects funded in 2020 were completed by end of 2023. This brief maps where stalled projects are concentrated.