Auditor-General Reports GH¢5.26 Billion In Public Sector Irregularities For 2025
Ghana’s public institutions lost a total of GH¢5.26 billion to financial irregularities in 2025, with the Ministry of Finance alone accounting for more than 91% of the amount, according to the Auditor-General’s latest report.
The Report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana: Ministries, Departments and other Agencies for the year ended December 31, 2025, says the GH¢5,266,315,079 represents breaches identified in tax administration, cash management, payroll, procurement and contracts across 14 ministries.
Tax-related breaches dominated the findings as the report recorded GH¢4.8 billion in tax irregularities, driven largely by the Finance Ministry, which recorded GH¢4.79 billion.
That figure includes US$154,976 converted at the Bank of Ghana rate of GH¢10.45 to US$1 as at December 31, 2025. Cash irregularities formed the second largest category at GH¢410.6 million.
The Ministry of Energy was cited for GH¢378.9 million, while the Ministry of Works and Housing accounted for GH¢19.6 million and the Ministry of Health for GH¢8.5 million.
The health sector also featured prominently in other areas, recording GH¢11.6 million in indebtedness, loans and advances and GH¢9.6 million in payroll irregularities.
In total, health sector infractions amounted to GH¢31.2 million.
Other ministries with significant totals include Works and Housing with GH¢35.6 million, Foreign Affairs with GH¢3.8 million, and Fisheries and Aquaculture Development with GH¢4.01 million.
The Ministry of Education recorded GH¢1.32 million, mainly in payroll and stores.
Smaller amounts were recorded for Roads and Highways, GH¢513,410, the Interior, GH¢480,255, Justice, GH¢460,566, Environment, GH¢185,681, and Communication, GH¢28,200.
The Auditor-General said the total recoverable amount across all categories was GH¢5,264,695,580, with an additional US$154,976 yet to be converted.
The report noted that further investigations will be carried out and where expenditure is found to be contrary to law, it will be disallowed and responsible officials surcharged.
The findings have been submitted to Parliament and are expected to form the basis for sanctions and recovery actions in the coming months.
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