Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ghana
Ghana: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 57.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ghana, 1987–2016
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ghana stood at 57.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ghana peaked at 90.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2016.
That places Ghana 32nd out of 119 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 90.6% | — |
| 1988 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.4% | 90.1% | 90.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 84.6% | 90.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 57.3% | 60.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Philippines 62.7% compare
- 30 Mauritania 59.6% compare
- 31 Botswana 59.1% compare
- 33 South Africa 56.9% compare
- 34 Belize 54.1% compare
- 35 Tajikistan 50.5% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- 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, gaps filled 13.54 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ghana?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Ghana was 57.3% in 2016, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 119 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.