Gini coefficient in Ghana
Ghana: Gini coefficient was 0.4351 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Ghana, 1987–2016
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.4351 for gini coefficient in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Ghana peaked at 0.4351 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3535, in 1987.
That places Ghana 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3567 | 0.3535 | 0.3599 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3925 | 0.3843 | 0.4007 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4276 | 0.4276 | 0.4276 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4294 | 0.4237 | 0.4351 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5095 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Ghana?
- Gini coefficient in Ghana was 0.4351 in 2016, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4351 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3535 in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for gini coefficient?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.