Why is the country Ghana poor??

Question

ten points to best answer and explain like why like what has stoppped it from progressing to a civilized country. im very curious about this

Answer 1

It's economy is c**p. Nothing to sell or trade or anything.

Answer 2

Ghana is developing! It is experiencing a lot of growth and, the next 10 years look bright! The country has also reduced extreme poverty to one of the least levels in Africa, has a true democracy, is the most peaceful country in Africa and more peaceful than the USA and UK according to the global peace index...

Overall the country is headed in the right direction and doing a lot of things right!

Answer 3

Google "economy of Ghana" provided

Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana has roughly twice the per capita output of the poorest countries in West Africa. Even so, Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical assistance. Gold and cocoa production, and individual remittances, are major sources of foreign exchange. The domestic economy continues to revolve around agriculture, which accounts for about 35% of GDP and employs about 55% of the work force, mainly small landholders. Ghana opted for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) program in 2002, and is also benefiting from the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative that took effect in 2006. Thematic priorities under its current Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy, which also provides the framework for development partner assistance, are: macroeconomic stability; private sector competitiveness; human resource development; and good governance and civic responsibility. Sound macro-economic management along with high prices for gold and cocoa helped sustain GDP growth in 2007. Ghana signed a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact in 2006, which aims to assist in transforming Ghana's agricultural sector.  

GDP (purchasing power parity): $31.23 billion (2007 est.)