Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana
Ghana: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 656.53 in 2016. β² Rising
Latest (2016)
656.53
World rank
85th
of 113 countries
All-time high
668.47
in 2012
All-time low
191.95
in 1943
Years of data
16
1943β2016
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana, 1943β2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana stood at 656.53.
That represents a change of up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana peaked at 668.47 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 191.95, in 1943.
Ghana ranks 85th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 191.95 | 191.95 | 191.95 | 1 |
| 1950s | 404.02 | 368.09 | 437.17 | 9 |
| 1980s | 519.89 | 519.89 | 519.89 | 1 |
| 1990s | 513.34 | 502.57 | 524.12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 507.45 | 507.45 | 507.45 | 1 |
| 2010s | 662.5 | 656.53 | 668.47 | 2 |
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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,698 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0699 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 14.31 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 10.45 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0957 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana?
- Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana was 656.53 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 668.47 in 2012.
- What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 191.95 in 1943.
- How does Ghana rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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