Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Ghana
Ghana: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 56.29 in 2016. βΌ Falling
Latest (2016)
56.29
World rank
16th
of 120 countries
All-time high
90.3
in 1991
All-time low
56.29
in 2016
Years of data
7
1987β2016
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Ghana, 1987β2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 56.29 for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Ghana peaked at 90.3 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 56.29, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 16th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.87 | 89.57 | 90.16 | 2 |
| 1990s | 85.05 | 79.81 | 90.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.69 | 76.69 | 76.69 | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.04 | 56.29 | 59.78 | 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Ghana?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Ghana was 56.29 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.29 in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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