Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Ghana
Ghana: Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time was 39.03 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
39.03
World rank
13th
of 120 countries
All-time high
80.36
in 1991
All-time low
39.03
in 2016
Years of data
7
1987–2016
Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Ghana, 1987–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Ghana is 39.03, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Ghana peaked at 80.36 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.03, in 2016.
That places Ghana 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.83 | 77.44 | 78.22 | 2 |
| 1990s | 72.86 | 65.35 | 80.36 | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.89 | 60.89 | 60.89 | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.4 | 39.03 | 41.77 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.4 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,688 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.54 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.514 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.56 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1687 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1687 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1991 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5095 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Ghana?
- Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time in Ghana was 39.03 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 80.36 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.03 in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor over time. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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