Dr Cassiel Ato Forson
The Ministry of Finance has launched a Public Financial Management (PFM) Compliance League Table to strengthen fiscal discipline and improve accountability in the management of public resources.
The initiative, announced in Accra on March 19, 2026, fulfils the Government’s commitment in the 2025 Budget Statement to publish an objective, evidence-based assessment of how public institutions comply with the PFM Act, 2016 (Act 921), its Regulations, and related laws.
The League Table ranks public institutions based on their level of compliance, serving as a benchmarking tool to promote transparency, efficiency, and adherence to financial management rules across the public sector.
According to the Ministry, the rankings are also intended to identify institutions with compliance gaps and drive corrective action, while encouraging continuous improvement.
Highly Compliant Institutions
The top-performing institutions include:
Environmental Protection Authority; Tema Oil Refinery; Ministry of Energy and Green Transition; Ghana National Petroleum Commission; Ministry of Finance; Ghana AIDS Commission; and Petroleum Hub Development Corporation.
Compliant Institutions
Institutions ranked as compliant include:
Cocoa Marketing Company; Petroleum Commission; Office of the Registrar of Companies; Ministry of Food and Agriculture; Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Transport; Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice; Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation; Office of the Head of the Local Government Service; Ghana Airports Company Limited; Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund); Forestry Commission; National Pensions Regulatory Authority; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; National Service Secretariat; Ghana Highway Authority; Ghana Standards Authority; Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture; Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment; Ghana News Agency; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Rent Control Department; Public Services Commission; Ghana Shippers Authority; National Insurance Commission; Tema Development Corporation; Minerals Commission; Ghana Police Service; National Commission for Civic Education; Right to Information Commission; Office of the President (Jubilee House); Institute of Local Government Studies; Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority; Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology; National Identification Authority; Copyright Office; Narcotics Control Commission; National Petroleum Authority; Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry; Ghana Export Promotion Authority; Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts; Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources; Ministry of Health; Securities and Exchange Commission; National Intelligence Bureau; Ghana Atomic Energy Commission; Controller and Accountant-General’s Department; Cyber Security Authority; Zongo Development Fund; National Youth Authority; Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs; Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons; and Ghana Immigration Service.
Moderately Compliant Institutions
These include:
Department of Parks and Gardens; Registrar-General’s Department; Ghana Infrastructure and Investment Fund; Ministry for Sports and Recreation; Ghana Gas; Ministry of Defence; District Assemblies Common Fund; Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA); National Labour Commission; Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection; Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment; Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority; Ghana Health Service; Ghana Prisons Service; Metro Mass Transit Limited; Ministry of the Interior; Cocoa Processing Company; Ministry of Roads and Highways; Economic and Organised Crime Office; University of Professional Studies, Accra; National Development Planning Commission; and Ghana Audit Service.
Least Compliant Institutions
Entities ranked as least compliant include:
Legal Aid Commission; Minerals Income Investment Fund; Ghana Commodity Exchange; Venture Capital Trust Fund; National Peace Council; Financial Intelligence Centre; Korle Bu Teaching Hospital; University of Ghana; Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation; National Council for Curriculum and Assessment; Ghana Revenue Authority; National Media Commission; National Food Buffer Stock Company; Office of the Head of the Civil Service; Ministry of Education (Headquarters); Ghana Infrastructure Fund for Electronic Communications; Ghana National Fire Service; National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO); and National Communications Authority.
The Ministry stated that it will engage low-performing institutions to address compliance gaps and strengthen their financial management systems.
It emphasised that the League Table will serve as a key tool for promoting accountability, efficiency, and good corporate governance across the public sector.
