Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana

Ghana: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 656.53 in 2016. β–² 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
1943–2016

Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Ghana, 1943–2016

2003004005006007001943197920161943: 1921951: 384.81952: 368.11953: 389.21954: 437.21955: 402.71956: 4121957: 417.31958: 392.81959: 432.11988: 519.91991: 524.11998: 502.62005: 507.52012: 668.52016: 656.5

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 82 South Africa 761.65 compare
  2. 83 Tajikistan 732.29 compare
  3. 84 Ethiopia 686.85 compare
  4. 86 Zimbabwe 628.74 compare
  5. 87 Lebanon 585.31 compare
  6. 88 Cambodia 575.65 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places β†’

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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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Threshold income for each decile before tax wid
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,069 data points, 1820–2024
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