Sekondi-Takoradi is located on the West Coast of the country and is about 280km west of Accra and 130km East of La Cote D’Ivoire. It is thus strategically located considering its closeness to the sea and the Airports and accessibility to major cities by rail and road.

The Economy of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and especially the Western Region forms the hub of Ghana's national economy. This is not surprising in view of the Sekondi-Takoradi position as the second largest Habour City in Ghana. Currently, the twin-city continues to provide, serve as, and support the following: the most elaborate and efficient and safe port facilities in the country; the hub of the railway system of the country, efficient Security network leading to its peaceful atmosphere and other new discoveries leading to economic growth of the nation. There is also a large and growing population of skilled and semiskilled persons that serve as a source of labour and a market for a wide range of higher order goods and services. These and other functions make the twin-city "tick" and provide Western Region of Ghana with a bright and magnetic economic climate. What policy makers may worry about is how to manage, sustain and further the processes.

Just as the national economy, the local economy was quite small and fragile with 33% of the population engaged in buying and selling. This structure was expected to be reversed to providing the opportunity for the agricultural sector to grow by 5% by 2008 and beyond leading to a domination of the economy by the agricultural sector. Even though the growth rate of the national economy had hit the 6% mark by the end of 2006, agricultural food is still lagging behind. Thus buying and selling still dominates the economy with 30% still engaged in the sector followed by agriculture 20%, Manufacturing 18% and social services 18%.

The analysis of current socio-economic situation was based on the three main thematic areas under the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II (GPRS II) namely;

Sekondi - Takoradi is the third most industrialized city in the country. The city can boast of some of the big manufacturing industries in the country. However commerce continue to be the dominant sector of its economy, therefore to make the economy more vibrant, various measures are being put in place to attract investment from both local and foreign. They include the expansion of the infrastructure base of the city and the region.

Another important area is the development of the Export Processing Zone to promote processing and manufacturing of goods and to encourage the development of commercial activities.