As part of its efforts to enforce fiscal discipline, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has officially released its Public Financial Management (PFM) Compliance League Table.
The Ministry said the transparency initiative is designed to hold public institutions’ feet to the fire regarding how they manage the taxpayer’s money.
The league table follows through on a key promise made in the 2025 budget statement. By providing an objective, evidence-based ranking, the Ministry is moving beyond mere rhetoric to show exactly which institutions are following the PFM Act, 2016 (Act 921) and which ones are falling short.
According to the ministry, this isn’t just about naming and shaming; it’s about creating a culture of accountability.
While the “Highly Compliant” institutions set the gold standard, the Ministry’s PFM Compliance Division has signalled that it will be taking firm steps to address those at the bottom of the list. Institutions with low scores can expect direct engagement from the MoF to identify and plug the gaps in their financial systems.
The rankings categorise 101 covered entities into four tiers: Highly Compliant, Compliant, Moderately Compliant, and Least Compliant.
The top tier is led by the Environmental Protection Authority (1), followed by the Tema Oil Refinery (2), the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition (3), the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (4), the Ministry of Finance (5), the Ghana AIDS Commission (6), and the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (7).
COMPLIANT INSTITUTIONS
This category includes the Cocoa Marketing Company (8), Petroleum Commission (9), Office of the Registrar of Companies (10), Ministry of Food and Agriculture (11), Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice (12), Ministry of Transport (13), Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (14), Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation (15), Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (16), Ghana Airports Company Limited (17), Ghana Education Trust Fund (18), Forestry Commission (19), National Pensions Regulatory Authority (20), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (21), National Service Secretariat (22), Ghana Highway Authority (23), Ghana Standards Authority (24), Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (25) and Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment (26).
The rest are Ghana News Agency (27), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (28), Rent Control Department (29), Public Services Commission (30), Ghana Shippers Authority (31), National Insurance Commission (32), Tema Development Corporation (33), Minerals Commission (34), Ghana Police Service (35), National Commission for Civic Education (36), Right to Information Commission (37), Office of the President, Jubilee House (38), Institute of Local Government Studies (39), Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (40), Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (41), National Identification Authority (42), Copyright Office (43), Narcotics Control Commission (44), National Petroleum Authority (45), and Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (46).
The others are the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (47), the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts (48), the Ministry of Works, Housing, and Water Resources (49), the Ministry of Health (50), the Securities and Exchange Commission (51), the National Intelligence Bureau (52), the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (53), the Controller & Accountant-General’s Dept (54), the Cyber Security Authority (55), the Zongo Development Fund (56), the National Youth Authority (57), the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (58), the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (59), and the Ghana Immigration Service (60).
MODERATELY COMPLIANT INSTITUTIONS
Entities flagged with notable gaps include the Department of Parks and Gardens (61), Registrar-General’s Dept (62), Ghana Infrastructure and Investment Fund (63), Ministry for Sports and Recreation (64), Ghana Gas (65), Ministry of Defence (66), District Assemblies Common Fund (67), Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (68), National Labour Commission (69), Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (70), Ministry of Labour, Jobs, and Employment (71), Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (72), Ghana Health Service (73), Ghana Prisons Service (74), Metro Mass Transit Ltd (75), Ministry of Interior (76), Cocoa Processing Company (77), Ministry of Roads and Highways (78), Economic and Organised Crime Office (79), University for Professional Studies (80), National Development Planning Commission (81), and the Ghana Audit Service (82).
LEAST COMPLIANT INSTITUTIONS
The bottom tier, requiring urgent corrective action, comprises the Office of the Legal Aid Commission (83), Minerals Income Investment Fund (84), Ghana Commodity Exchange (85), Venture Capital Trust Fund (86), National Peace Council (87), Financial Intelligence Centre (88), Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (89), University of Ghana (90), Ghana Integrated Iron & Steel Development Corporation (91), National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (92), Ghana Revenue Authority (93), National Media Commission (94), National Food Buffer Stock Company (95), Office of the Head of the Civil Service (96), Ministry of Education – HQ (97), Ghana Infrastructure Fund for Electronic Communications (98), Ghana National Fire Service (99), NADMO (100), and the National Communications Authority (101).
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana