Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ghana
Ghana: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 48.91 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ghana, 1943–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ghana is 48.91, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ghana peaked at 62.86 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 44.69, in 1988.
That places Ghana 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 58.13 | — |
| 1951 | 58.71 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 59.23 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 60.2 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 60.58 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 60.96 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 61.98 | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 62.34 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 62.68 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 62.86 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 44.69 | -28.9% |
| 1991 | 47.05 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 45.69 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 49.83 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 48.39 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 48.91 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 58.13 | 58.13 | 58.13 | 1 |
| 1950s | 61.06 | 58.71 | 62.86 | 9 |
| 1980s | 44.69 | 44.69 | 44.69 | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.37 | 45.69 | 47.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.83 | 49.83 | 49.83 | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.65 | 48.39 | 48.91 | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 13.54 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ghana?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Ghana was 48.91 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 62.86 in 1959.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.69 in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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