Land Administration Project

Abstract*

The objectives for the Land Administration Project for Ghana is to stimulate economic development, reduce poverty and promote social stability by improving security of land tenure, simplifying the process for accessing land and making it fair, transparent and efficient, developing the land market and fostering prudent land management. The project will comprise the following components: Component 1: Harmonizing land policy and regulatory framework... Show More

Development Objective

To undertake land policy and institutional reforms and key land administration pilots for laying the foundation for sustainable decentralized land administration system that is fair, efficient, cost effective and ensures land tenure security

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P071157
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Charles Annor-Frempong
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Ghana
Disclosure Date
October 21, 2002
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 31, 2003
Effective Date
October 13, 2003

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 55.05 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2004

Commitment Amount
US$ 47.49 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2011

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration42%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform14%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building14%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance14%
FY17 - Rule of Law28%
- FY17 - Personal and Property Rights28%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development28%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management28%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
CANADA: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)	1.03
GERMANY: German Technical Assistance Corporation (GTZ)	3.98
Nordic Development Fund (NDF)	6.92
IDA Credit	20.51
GERMANY: KREDITANSTALT FUR WIEDERAUFBAU (KFW)	6.03
Borrower/Recipient	7.56
UK: British Department for International Development (DFID)	9.02

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	20.51
IBRD + IDA Commitment	20.51

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	26.98
Total Project Cost**	55.05

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	82,123.57
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,728.25
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,728.25
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	223,465.40
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	79.15
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	79.15
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	203,935.78
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Int Charges	29.99
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Int Charges	29.99
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Int Charges	74,805.74
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Int Charges	74,805.74
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	1,715.66
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,242.55
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,242.55
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	200,986.42
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	70,826.35
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	70,826.35
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Int Charges	71,983.81
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Int Charges	71,983.81
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	10,693.83
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	192,754.92
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	785.84
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	785.84
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	203,774.05
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	71,830.39
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-38170	Int Charges	71,830.39
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	197,661.70
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	1,161.42
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-38170	Int Charges	67,439.06
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-38170	Int Charges	67,439.06
Feb 2, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	5,330.44
Feb 2, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	5,330.44
Aug 8, 2017	IDA-38170	Int Charges	65,845.40
Aug 8, 2017	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,967.35
Aug 8, 2017	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,967.35
Aug 8, 2017	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	205,810.44
Aug 8, 2017	IDA-38170	Int Charges	65,845.40
Aug 7, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	7,478.08
Aug 7, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	7,478.08
Aug 7, 2018	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	203,976.81
Aug 7, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	68,842.15
Aug 7, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	68,842.15
Aug 7, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	4.25
Aug 7, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	4.25
Feb 2, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	31.01
Feb 2, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	31.01
Feb 2, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	64,768.63
Feb 2, 2018	IDA-38170	Int Charges	64,768.63
Feb 2, 2018	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	212,643.11
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	199,034.22
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	25.35
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	25.35
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	66,217.03
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	66,217.03
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-38170	Int Charges	56,701.24
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-38170	Int Charges	56,701.24
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	3,337.09
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	1,124.34
Feb 1, 2019	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	3,866.78
Aug 6, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,478.44
Aug 6, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	1,478.44
Aug 6, 2019	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	200,754.48
Aug 6, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	28.72
Aug 6, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	28.72
Aug 6, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	66,248.96
Aug 6, 2019	IDA-38170	Int Charges	66,248.96
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	20.93
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	20.93
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	64,746.81
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	64,746.81
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	271.20
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	200,588.31
Aug 6, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	2,579.02
Aug 6, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	2,579.02
Aug 6, 2021	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	207,759.30
Aug 6, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	38.95
Aug 6, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	38.95
Aug 6, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	65,444.17
Aug 6, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	65,444.17
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	804.56
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	804.56
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	206,233.45
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	58,279.41
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-38170	Int Charges	58,279.41
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	8,396.10
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	8,396.10
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	210,373.33
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	140.25
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	140.25
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	64,445.02
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-38170	Int Charges	64,445.02
Mar 11, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	21.03
Mar 11, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	21.03
Mar 11, 2022	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	197,798.00
Mar 11, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	62,804.02
Mar 11, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	62,804.02
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	56,270.42
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	56,270.42
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	38,017.10
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	144.77
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	144.77
Feb 1, 2023	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	11,040.46
Sep 7, 2022	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	185,318.33
Sep 7, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	153.82
Sep 7, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	153.82
Sep 7, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	57,903.56
Sep 7, 2022	IDA-38170	Int Charges	57,903.56
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	4,024.28
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	3,064.25
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	57,770.44
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	57,770.44
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	3,249.09
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	3,249.09
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	385,136.22
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	179.75
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-38170	Int Charges	179.75
Mar 16, 2023	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	145,872.77
Jul 31, 2003	IDA-3817A	Loan Commitment	692,887.44
Jul 31, 2003	IDA-38170	Loan Commitment	19,807,112.00
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	384,363.56
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-38170	Int Charges	290.78
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-38170	Int Charges	290.78
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	1,024.25
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	219,318.03
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-38170	Int Charges	80,273.62
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-38170	Int Charges	80,273.62
Feb 18, 2014	IDA-38170	Loan Repay	225,205.69
Feb 18, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	81,865.92
Feb 18, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	81,865.92
Feb 18, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	2,406.72
Feb 18, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	2,406.72
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-38170	Int Charges	82,123.57

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2011-12-25
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2011-12-25
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-12-25
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2011-12-25
Procurement	Satisfactory	2011-12-25
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-12-25
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-12-25

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-27-2011
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Negligible
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-12-2013	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 06-05-2013
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	Moderate
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Unsatisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Not Rated
Icr Quality	Unsatisfactory	Not Rated
M&e Quality	Negligible	Negligible

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

(a) Turn around time in registering deeds in reduced to not more than 1 month	Value	(a) >36 months residential plot (0.4-0.9ha) reside	Turn around time is 2.5 months	Less than 1month
	Date	December 31, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		The time taken to register a a land document depends on whether it is a private/family lands or public lands. They take differentroutes and it is faster for the former.

1 (b)Turn around time in registering titles reduced to not more tha 6 months in declared and mapped title registration are	Value	(b)>36 months residential plot (0.4-0.9ha)(US$12,	Turn around time is 6 months	Less than 6 months
	Date	December 31, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

2. Land litigation cases decreased in courts of 3 pilot areas, namely Wasa Amenfi, Ejisu and Gbawe	Value	12 allodial disputes (8 in Wasa Amenfi; 1 in Ejisu	Ejisu dispute resolved. The rest remain outstandin	70% reduction in land litigation cases.
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

Land transaction revenues to local and central government increased by 130% Value Total revenue =GHÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã
Date October 13, 2008 June 27, 2011 June 30, 2011
Comment

4 (a). Land titles registered by women increased by 50% in declared and mapped registration areas	Value	Not available	2977 titles issued to women	120% Increase
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		this covers the period 2007-2011

4 (b) ). Deeds registered by women increased by 50% in declared and mapped registration areas	Value	not available	7680	Over 100% increase
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		covers 2005-2011

5. Land Agency Act passed by Parliament and operational	Value	6 PLSAs perform overlapping & duplication function	Land Commission Act Passed October 2008	Land Commission act merging land LSAs passed
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

6. Substantive Land Act passed by Parliament and operational	Value	166 land laws and regulations exist	Draft Bill prepared	Land Act is operational
	Date	October 13, 2009	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		The Bill is in draft and its completion will roll over to LAP 2

7. Backlog land litigation cases lodged at High Courts and Circuit courts in all ten (10) regional capitals decreased	Value	7,122	4900 representing 68% of cases cleared	100%
	Date	October 13, 2009	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

1.1Reports on policy and legislative reviews completed, and new land legislation drafted and approved by Ministerial Cabinet: (a) Legal and Judicial Review	Value	166 separate legislation on land administration	Land Bill in draft. Land-Use and Planning Bill in	(a) Land Act is operational
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		The reviews will roll over to LAP 2	Completion of the Land Act and the Land-Use and Planning Act has been factored into LAP 2

(b)Institutional Review	Value	(b) Six fragmented PLSAs perform overlapping/dupli	Land Agency Act Passed in Ocotber 2008	(b) Land Agency Act and regulations implemented
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		The regulations will be completed under LAP 2	It is unlikely that the regulations will be completed under this Phase. The 2nd phase will take it up

1.2. Policy on land compensation developed. 1.2(a) Inventory of State acquired/occupied lands undertaken in 50 pilot districts.	Value	NIL	Policy and inventory completed	Policy on land compensation in place and operation
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

1.3. Lands acquired by the state in 50 districts for which compensation has not been paid identified and compensation levels determined.	Value	Outstanding compensation levels not determined	43 districts completed	50 districts covered
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

1.4. Legally conclusive confirmation of the continued validity of customary freehold and other customary titles.	Value	Customary freehold and other customary rights exis		Full-fledged deployment of conveyance format for t
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

1.5. Studies completed and recommendations adopted on: (a) Divestiture of vested lands	Value	(a) No studies conducted	Studies completed and mainstreamed into policy. La	(a) Recommendations on studies adopted and mainstr
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

(b) Finance and fee structures in land administration	Value	(a) No studies conducted	Studies not conducted	(b)Finance and fee structure rationalized for a se
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		Will be done under LAP 2

(c) Gender strategy for land rights and land administration Value (c) No studies conducted Gender strategy developed (c) Gender strategy completed
Date October 13, 2003 June 27, 2011 June 30, 2011
Comment

(d) Assessment of land rights and vulnerability in 2 pilot customary land secretariat areas (Kete Krachi and Dormaa Ahenkro).	Value	(d) No studies conducted	Studies completed	(d)Operationalization of improved security for the
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

2.1. Report of study on comprehensive Organisation, Management and Operations (OMO) of public land sector agencies completed and recommendations implemented.	Value	No OMO studies undertaken	2 out of the 4 components of the OMO study was acc	Operationalisation of the OMO studies
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

2.2a. Thirty (30) Customary Land Secretariats established by traditional authorities	Value	Two (2) (Asantehene and Gbawe Secretariats)	36 established	30 CLS established
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

2.2b. 30 CLS with more effective administrative procedure Value NIL 8 CLS with effective administrative procedures Administrative procedures in place
Date October 13, 2003 June 27, 2011 June 30, 2011
Comment

2.3. At least 25 small grants that promote improved local level land administration are under implementation	Value	NIL	25 small grants approved and administered	25 approved Small Grants disbursed
	Date	October 13, 2009	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

2.4. Increased research on land tenure and land administration with linkages to practice established.	Value	NIL	2 studies conducted	2 studies conducted
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

3.1. Cadastre and land information system designed and implemented.- Stage I: PLSA level systems developed and implemented- Stage II: Installation of LIS at national level - Stage III: Digitization of	Value	Manual of cadastre system	Stage 1 of LIS comppleted	Computerized LIS in place and operational and link
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment		Stage 2 and deployment will be done under LAP 2

3.2. Ten (10) pilot allodial land boundaries demarcated and registered. Value NIL Ejisu pilot demarcation completed but not register 10
Date October 13, 2009 May 13, 2010 June 30, 2011
Comment
3.4. Revaluation of all properties both private and public in 12 pilot districts completed Value 1,440 50,000
Date October 13, 2003 June 27, 2011 June 30, 2011
Comment
4.1.(a) Skill gap analysis conducted within MLFM Value NIL Skill gap analysis not completed (a)162 No. of training programmes carried out
Date October 13, 2009 June 27, 2011 June 30, 2011
Comment

4.1. (b) Master human resources development plan prepared and implemented.	Value	NIL	Human resource plan in draft, 1206 individuals rec	(b)1,819 personnel undertake in country and extern
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

4.2. Communication Strategy developed and implemented.	Value	No communication strategy in place	Communication strategy completed. 15 media ecounte	- 15 media encounters done - 4 quarterly LAP newsl
	Date	October 13, 2009	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

4.3. Monitoring and progress reports produced quarterly. Value NIL M&E reports produced quarterly 30 progress reports generated
Date October 13, 2009 June 27, 2011 June 30, 2011
Comment

4.4. Number of beneficiary assessment and impact evaluation reports.	Value	NIL	Regular beneficiary and impact evaluation are car	Beneficiary assessment report for overall project
	Date	October 13, 2009	May 13, 2010	June 30, 2011
	Comment

4.5. Phase II project designed and proposal prepared and approved by MLFM.	Value	End of Phase I in 2010	Phase 2 prepared and approved	PAD finalized and approved
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

Land transaction revenues to local and central government increased by 130%	Value	Total revenue =GHÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã
	Date	October 13, 2008	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

(c) Gender strategy for land rights and land administration	Value	(c) No studies conducted	Gender strategy developed	(c) Gender strategy completed
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

2.2b. 30 CLS with more effective administrative procedure	Value	NIL	8 CLS with effective administrative procedures	Administrative procedures in place
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

3.2. Ten (10) pilot allodial land boundaries demarcated and registered.	Value	NIL	Ejisu pilot demarcation completed but not register	10
	Date	October 13, 2009	May 13, 2010	June 30, 2011
	Comment

3.4. Revaluation of all properties both private and public in 12 pilot districts completed	Value	1,440		50,000
	Date	October 13, 2003	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

4.1.(a) Skill gap analysis conducted within MLFM	Value	NIL	Skill gap analysis not completed	(a)162 No. of training programmes carried out
	Date	October 13, 2009	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment

4.3. Monitoring and progress reports produced quarterly.	Value	NIL	M&E reports produced quarterly	30 progress reports generated
	Date	October 13, 2009	June 27, 2011	June 30, 2011
	Comment