Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Ghana
Ghana: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 39.03 in 2016. βΌ 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
1987β2016
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Ghana, 1987β2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Ghana is 39.03, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Ghana peaked at 80.36 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.03, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, 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
- 10 Burkina Faso 42.06 compare
- 11 Nigeria 41.82 compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 39.86 compare
- 14 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 38.64 compare
- 15 Rwanda 38.55 compare
- 16 Mali 36.1 compare
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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Ghana?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Ghana was 39.03 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 80.36 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.03 in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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 in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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