Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Ghana
Ghana: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 14.57 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 14.57 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Ghana peaked at 14.72 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.24 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
That places Ghana 104th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.24 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 7.78 Percentage of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.95 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.05 Percentage of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 9.73 Percentage of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 9.84 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.27 Percentage of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.39 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.98 Percentage of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.93 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.37 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 11.89 Percentage of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 12.18 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.42 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 12.04 Percentage of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.2 Percentage of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 13.75 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 14.13 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14.36 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.88 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.81 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.72 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 14.54 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 14.51 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.57 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 14.57 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.59 Percentage of GDP, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 14.57 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.85 Percentage of GDP, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.02 Percentage of GDP | 7.24 Percentage of GDP | 9.98 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.72 Percentage of GDP | 10.37 Percentage of GDP | 14.36 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.43 Percentage of GDP | 13.81 Percentage of GDP | 14.72 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 86.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Ghana?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Ghana was 14.57 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.72 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Ghana ranks 104th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.