Gini coefficient (before tax) in Ghana
Ghana: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.6078 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Ghana, 1943–2016
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.6078 for gini coefficient (before tax) in 2016.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Ghana peaked at 0.6813 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.5573, in 1988.
Ghana ranks 25th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.6491 | 0.6491 | 0.6491 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.6692 | 0.6522 | 0.6813 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5573 | 0.5573 | 0.5573 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5799 | 0.5794 | 0.5805 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6098 | 0.6098 | 0.6098 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6053 | 0.6027 | 0.6078 | 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 (before tax) in Ghana?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Ghana was 0.6078 in 2016, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6813 in 1959.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5573 in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gini coefficient (before tax). 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.