How does Ghana rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Ghana ranks 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ghana

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ghana
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5977 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

0.5977

World rank

16th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.5977

in 2016

All-time low

0.5495

in 1988

Years of data

1988–2016

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ghana, 1988–2016

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ghana is 0.5977, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ghana peaked at 0.5977 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5495, in 1988.

That places Ghana 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.5495	0.5495	0.5495	1
1990s	0.5687	0.5667	0.5708	2
2000s	0.5905	0.5905	0.5905	1
2010s	0.5907	0.5836	0.5977	2

Countries ranked near Ghana

13 Turkey 0.6069 compare
14 Palestine 0.6032 compare
15 Laos 0.6012 compare
17 Thailand 0.5972 compare
18 Tanzania 0.5938 compare
19 Cameroon 0.5937 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Ghana

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,688 kg per hectare (2023)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.5% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.514 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.6% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1687 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1687 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1991 (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5095 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ghana?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ghana was 0.5977 in 2016, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.5977 in 2016.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5495 in 1988.
How does Ghana rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Ghana ranks 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.