Ghana vs India: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Ghana
5.4%
in 2022
India
5.5%
in 2016
Ghana rank
113th
India rank
112th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 113th and India ranks 112th of 184 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.9% | India |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.1% | India |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 4.5% | 1.7% | India |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1.4% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Ghana or India?
- India, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Ghana as of 2016.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Ghana and India?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 113th and India ranks 112th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.