Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 12.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Ghana, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 12.3% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Ghana peaked at 21.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2013.
Ghana ranks 120th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.2% | — |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -41.2% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 12.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 12.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -41.2% | 21.3% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 12.5% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Ghana?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Ghana was 12.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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