80 Richest People In Ghana: Net Worth Of 3 Ghanaian Billionaires And 77 Millionaires And How They Contribute To GDP

post by: Dwomoh Darlingberg for thedistin.com.
Have you got a story or article for us: send it to us here.

Ghana wealth report: the 80 richest people in Ghana, their net worth, sources of income and how they contribute to Gross domestic product (GDP).

The Ghana Wealth Report was released by Goodman AMC. The report is based on a comprehensive study of more than 100 successful entrepreneurs and investors in Ghana as well as how and what they invest in. This report makes known of fascinating insights about the profiles and net worth of the 80 richest people in Ghana and also provides a compendious review of the wealth sector in Ghana.

Findings from the report shows that tremendous amounts of wealth has been accumulated by Ghanaians during the past 20 years. The report has discovered some intriguing data about the wealthy in Ghana and how they impact on Ghana’s economy and policies.

Ghana’s 80 Richest People control $2.5 billion which represents 6.4% of Ghana’s GDP, they have a combined wealth of $29.3 billion total and employ over 150,000 Ghanaians directly.

Goodman AMC predicts that the wealth held by the wealthiest people in Ghana will rise 8.7% during Ghana’s election year in 2016 next year and decline by 2.1% in 2017.

It has also been quite clear from this report that 92% of the wealthy entrepreneurs and investors in Ghana do not have more capital invested in the Ghana Stock Exchange. The report notes that majority of them do not have equity allocations on the Ghana Stock Exchange and haven’t gone public with their businesses, though most increased their equity holdings in Dubai, Switzerland, South Africa and Frankfurt, Germany.

Another major observation by the Ghana Wealth Report by Goodman AMC ascertains the import reliability of Ghana’s economy; 83% of wealthy entrepreneurs in this report are engaged in the business of importing commodities into Ghana.

Goodman AMC’s Ghana Wealth Report discovered 3 billionaires and 77 multimillionaires who all form part of a group of individuals called the Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (UHNWI). Goodman AMC placed the UHNWI cap at $100 million; meaning that only Ghanaian entrepreneurs and investors with a net worth of $100 million and above were considered for this report.

The Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals in Ghana are holding so much cash and not investing in Ghana due to the current market volatility in the country and for lifestyle needs. This suggests that the current financial crisis in Ghana lingers on.

On the 80 Richest People in Ghana list, 5 are women; making Patricia Poku-Diaby the richest woman in Ghana with a net worth of $720 million followed by Theresa Oppong-Beeko, Kate Quartey-Papafio and Gifty Lamptey and Grace Amey-Obeng in that order.

According to this wealth report, Charles Ampofo is the richest person in Ghana and he made his fortune through Kampac Oil; an oil and gas firm based in the business hub of Dubai. He has a net worth of $1.46 billion.

Charles Ampofo - richest people in Ghana

The second on the rich list with an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion is Ernesto Taricone. The vast majority of Taricone’s wealth comes from real estate and his business interest in the aluminium, agriculture, construction and forestry.

The youngest multimillionaire currently in Ghana with a net worth of $125 million is Mike Nyinaku; he is 39 years and the founder of The BEIGE Group, with his primary source of wealth being The BEIGE Capital, a financial institution in Ghana.

The Ghana Wealth Report has also tracked the richest families in Ghana who inherited their wealth and continue to grow their family fortune. The wealthiest family in Ghana according to this Wealth Report is the Irani Family, whose wealth originated when 2 brothers Anthony Irani and Edward Irani both of Lebanese descent came into Ghana in 1967 and set up a flour mill. The Irani Brothers and Others Limited went on to become the largest producer of flour in Ghana.

They are followed by the Awuah-Darko Family who have made their fortune in the insurance and finance sector of Ghana’s economy. The current Awuah-Darko’s inherited VANGUARD Assurance from their late father, Nana Ampem Awuah Darko. The family has built on their late father’s legacy and fortune and now have 4 subsidiaries under the VANGUARD Group and about 10 other companies which are each owned by relatives.

Real estate is the main industry from which Ghana’s Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals have acquired their wealth – it is the primary source of wealth for 11.25% of Ghana’s rich in this report. Other important industries for UHNWIs include finance and investment (16.25%), oil and gas (10%), mining (6.25%) and diversified (25%).

Below are the full list:

Names Of Top Richest People In GhanaSource Of IncomeEstimated Net Worth
1. CHARLES AMPOFOOil and Gas $1.46 Billion
2. ERNESTO TARICONE Real Estate $1.3 Billion  
3. SAM ESSON JONAHInvestments $1.2 Billion
4. NABIL EDMOND MOURKAZELCommodities$900 Million
5. MICHAEL IBRAHIM MAHAMAMining$860 Million
6. MOHAMMED AHMED ODAYMATDiversified$850 Million
7. THE IRANI FAMILYFlour $800 Million
8. PATRICIA POKU-DIABYCocoa and Cotton$720 Million
9. THE KALMONI FAMILYDiversified $700 Million
10. KWABENA DUFFUORFinance$680 Million
11. THE AWUAH-DARKO FAMILYFinance$650 Million
12. MILAD MILLET & FAMILYTextiles$620 Million
13. JOSEPH SIAW AGYEPONGDiversified $600 Million
14. RAMCHAND UDHARAM MOHINANIDiversified$580 Million
15. ADAMU IDDRISU & FAMILYFinance and Cocoa$550 Million
16. THE HITTI FAMILYDiviverised$540 Million
17. THE AZAR FAMILYPaints$520 Million
18. KWABENA ADJARE DANQUAHEngineering$500 Million
19. GHASSAN YAREDDiversified $480 Million  
20. SERGE BAKALIANFlour$460 Million
21. THE BITAR FAMILYLumber $450 Million   
22. THOMAS SVANIKIERDiversified $435 Million   
23. SAIED FAKHRYPlastics $430 Million   
24. THERESA OPPONG-BEEKOReal Estate $420 Million   
25. PAPA KWESI NDOUMDiversified $410 Million   
26. KWABENA ADJEIAlcohol $400 Million   
27. ENRICO DE SIMONEConstruction $400 Million   
28. B.K. AMANDIEngineering $400 Million   
29. BHAGWAN KHUBCHANDANIRetail $380 Million 
30. MACDONALD VASNANIShipping $360 Million 
31. JOHN TAYLORDiversified $355 Million
32. THE SOLOMON LABA FAMILYMattress$350 Million
33. KWAKU BEDIAKODiversified$350 Million
34. KOFI AMOAH Diversified$341 Million
35. CHRIS CHINEBUAHOil and Gas$ 330 Million
36. OKO-NIKOI DZANIFinance$324 Million
37. KWAME BAWUAH-EDUSEI Diversified $300 Million
38. TONY OTENG-GYASICables$300 Million
39. TOGBE AFEDE XIVInvestments$280 Million
40. GEORGE OWUSU Diversified $278 Million
41. ERNEST BEDIAKO SAMPONGPharmaceuticals $276 Million
42. FAWZI WOLLEYRetail $275 Million
43. FRANK ACHAMPONGRoad Signage $275 Million
44. MICHAEL AGYEKUM ADDOPharmaceuticals $270 Million
45. KEN OFORI-ATTAInvestments $260 Million
46. YUSIF IBRAHIMDiversified $255 Million
47. THE ADDISON FAMILYCement $250 Million
48. KATE QUARTEY-PAPAFIOCables $250 Million
49. KELI GADZEKPO Investments $235 Million
50. KWAME ACHAMPONG-KYEIInsurance $233 Million
51. PAK-WO SHUMAviation $227 Million
52. WILLIAM ATO ESSIENFinance $220 Million
53. FRANK OWUSU SEKYEREAlcohol $213 Million
54. TANAL GHANDOURCosmetics $200 Million
55. NENE DROLO BOSSO ADAMTEYInvestments $200 Million
56. THE PEPERA FAMILYAutomobile $180 Million
57. PRINCE KOFI AMOABENGFinance $170 Million
58. KWAME OFOSU BAMFOPaints $170 Million
59. VICTOR ALHASSANOil and Gas $167 Million
60. NIK AMARTEIFIOInvestments $163 Million
61. KOFI NSIAH POKUPharmaceuticals $160 Million
62. ERNEST OFORI SARPONG Diversified $160 Million
63. JOSEPH NSONAMOAHFinance $155 Million
64. EMMANUEL ABLEDUOil and Gas $152 Million
65. QUINCY SINTIM-ABOAGYEPetroleum $150 Million
66. YAW ADU-GYAMFI Pharmaceuticals $144 Million
67. OSEI KWAME DESPITEMedia $142 Million
68. SETH KWASI DEI Diversified $140 Million
69. GIFTY LAMPTEYFertilizers $135 Million
70. THE FRIMPONG-ANSAH FAMILYTextiles $130 Million
71. JOHN SACKAH ADDOFinance $128 Million
72. MIKE NYINAKU Diversified $125 Million
73. JUSTICE TAYLOR Diversified $125 Million
74. TORGBOR MENSAHAdvertising $120 Million
75. EDWARD BOATENGMedia $118 Million
76. SAMIR KALMONIFast Food $115 Million
77. TUTU AGYAREHedge Fund $110 Million
78. KWASI TWUMMedia $110 Million
79. GRACE AMEY-OBENGCosmetics $100 Million
80. SANDY OSEI-AGYEMAN Cosmetics $100 Million

To find out more on the methodology and how the net worth was calculated, read from source, Goodman AMC.