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% |
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
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- 103 Dominican Republic 14.69 Percentage of GDP compare
- 105 Cameroon 14.54 Percentage of GDP compare
- 106 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.42 Percentage of GDP compare
- 107 Guatemala 14.32 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,606 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 14.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 37.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 3,042 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 21.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 38,201 current LCU per person (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.