The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released its latest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) rankings, naming several districts within the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions as the best-performing areas in the country between 2021 and 2025.

The report tracks five years of sustained improvements across key indicators, including living conditions, education, healthcare, and employment.

According to the data, Ablekuma North Municipal emerged as the overall best-performing district in Ghana, recording an average poverty headcount of 8.5 percent over the five-year period. The municipality consistently secured a spot in the top ten best-performing districts each year.

Ablekuma West Municipal followed closely in the rankings with an average poverty incidence of 8.6 percent, while Korle Klottey Municipal recorded 8.8 percent. La Dade-Kotopon Municipal and Tema West Municipal also ranked among the nation's top performers, highlighting a clear trend of urban municipalities leading the way in reducing multidimensional poverty.

Other districts featuring prominently at the top of the GSS rankings include:

- Ayawaso Central Municipal

- Ayawaso West Municipal

- Krowor Municipal

- Ledzokuku Municipal

- Asokwa Municipal

The report's findings underscore a significant geographic disparity in poverty levels across Ghana. While urban municipalities in the Greater Accra region consistently recorded low deprivation levels, districts in the northern parts of the country continued to experience higher poverty rates.

On a single-year basis, the report revealed that Ayawaso North Municipal recorded the lowest multidimensional poverty incidence nationwide for the year 2025, dropping to 5.5 percent.

GSS officials stated that these rankings offer critical data required for national policy planning, investment targeting, and the design of social intervention programmes aimed at lowering poverty across all regions.

The report concluded that increased access to education, healthcare, sanitation, electricity, and jobs served as the primary drivers behind the strong performance of the top-ranked districts.