Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park Earns GH¢10m from Tourism in 2025

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park generated GH¢10 million in revenue in 2025 after welcoming about 266,000 visitors, the Executive Director of the facility, Dr Collins Nunyonameh, has disclosed.

Dr Nunyonameh said the figures mark a notable improvement in earnings compared to previous years, underscoring the park’s growing reputation as one of Ghana’s leading cultural and historical attractions.

He explained that domestic tourists accounted for 75 percent of total visitors, while international tourists made up the remaining 25 percent, together contributing to the GH¢10 million revenue recorded for the year.

According to him, the park has experienced a steady rise in patronage since it reopened in July 2023. In both 2023 and 2024, the facility recorded an estimated 333,000 visitors annually, generating just under GH¢8 million in revenue each year.

Dr Nunyonameh attributed the improved performance to better facility management, enhanced visitor experience, and increased promotion of Ghana’s heritage tourism, noting that both local and foreign visitors played a role in the growth.

He also highlighted the park’s revenue-sharing structure, explaining that 34 percent of internally generated funds are retained by government, while the park keeps 66 percent.

“Even though we had fewer visitors in 2025 compared to 2024, our revenue was approximately GH¢2 million higher,” he said, attributing the increase partly to differences in admission fees.

“The distinction between domestic and international tourists is the price they pay. International tourists pay about four times what a Ghanaian visitor pays,” he added.

Dedicated to Ghana’s first President and a central figure in Africa’s independence movement, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park continues to attract tourists, students, and researchers interested in the country’s political history.

Dr Nunyonameh expressed confidence that visitor numbers will continue to grow, especially as efforts to upgrade facilities and position Ghana as a preferred tourism destination are intensified.