GSA records GH¢228m revenue as quality assurance activities expand
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) generated GH¢228 million in revenue in 2025, marking an 18 per cent growth compared with the previous year, as the Authority stepped up its regulatory and quality assurance activities across the country.
The Director-General of the GSA, Professor George Agyei, announced the figure at the Authority’s 2025 Annual Stakeholders’ Meeting (ASM) held in Accra.
He said the improved financial performance reflected stronger efforts by the Authority to promote quality standards, protect consumers and ensure compliance across various sectors of the economy.
Beyond its revenue performance, the GSA recorded significant activity in metrology, calibration, laboratory testing and certification during the year.
Professor Agyei disclosed that a total of 242,764 weights, measures and weighing instruments were verified in 2025, representing a six per cent increase over the figure recorded in the preceding year.
The Authority also calibrated 26,091 industrial instruments during the period, a performance that surpassed its annual target by 25 per cent.
Its testing laboratories equally recorded increased activity, examining 28,375 product samples throughout the year.
According to the Director-General, the number of samples tested was 31 per cent higher than the annual target and represented a 22 per cent increase over the number recorded in 2024.
The GSA further issued 1,259 certificates to local manufacturers, registering a 12 per cent improvement compared with the previous year.
Professor Agyei said the results reflected the Authority’s continuing efforts to ensure that goods produced locally or introduced into the Ghanaian market complied with established quality and safety requirements.
He explained that the stronger revenue position was also supported by prudent financial management and more disciplined use of the Authority’s resources.
The Director-General added that the surplus transferred to the GSA’s accumulated fund increased fivefold, describing the development as an indication of improved financial management.
Despite the progress, Professor Agyei identified the development of standards as one area where the Authority’s performance fell short of expectations.
He revealed that the GSA achieved only 40 per cent of its target of developing 426 standards, acknowledging that the shortfall required greater attention from the Authority and its stakeholders.
He therefore appealed to industry players, technical experts and other stakeholders to contribute their knowledge and practical experience towards accelerating the development of standards.
Professor Agyei said the Annual Stakeholders’ Meeting was designed to create an opportunity for stakeholders to critically examine the Authority’s performance, scrutinise its plans and provide practical recommendations to improve its operations.
He also announced that Ghana is scheduled to host the 33rd General Assembly of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) in Accra in July 2027, coinciding with the organisation’s 50th anniversary.
The Chairman of the GSA Governing Board, Alhaji Hudu Mogtari, stressed that the Authority’s mandate could not be effectively achieved without meaningful collaboration among industry, consumers, regulators and other partners.
He noted that standards developed by technical institutions must ultimately respond to conditions on the ground, particularly in factories, markets and export terminals, if they are to deliver tangible value.
Alhaji Mogtari reaffirmed the Board’s commitment, together with management and staff, to improving service delivery, strengthening public confidence and ensuring that the Authority’s operations supported Ghana’s broader development objectives.
The GSA further emphasised that a strong national quality infrastructure would be critical to Ghana’s industrialisation and export ambitions, particularly as the country pursues its 24-hour economy agenda.
It said effective standardisation, metrology, testing and conformity assessment systems would help ensure that goods manufactured, consumed and exported from Ghana satisfy recognised quality and safety requirements while enhancing their competitiveness in international markets.
