Tax revenues vs income inequality in Ghana
Ghana: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 13.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.54
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
133rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.54
in 2023
All-time low
2.01
in 1983
Years of data
41
1983–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Ghana, 1983–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Ghana stood at 13.54. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Ghana peaked at 13.54 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 133rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.01 | — |
| 1984 | 2.89 | +43.6% |
| 1985 | 3.92 | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 4.98 | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 5.24 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 5.11 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 5.07 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 4.57 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 5.26 | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 4.23 | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 5.88 | +38.9% |
| 1994 | 7.15 | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 6.5 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 6.76 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.4 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 6.88 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 6.43 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 7.06 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 7.48 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 7.59 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.78 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 9.75 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 10.25 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 9.31 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 9.68 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.26 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.95 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 9.75 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.68 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 10.93 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.22 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 10.68 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 11.54 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 12.12 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.38 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.83 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.46 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 12.07 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.22 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 13.1 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.54 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.17 | 2.01 | 5.24 | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.01 | 4.23 | 7.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 | 7.06 | 10.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.36 | 9.75 | 12.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.98 | 12.07 | 13.54 | 4 |
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, 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.56 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Ghana?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Ghana was 13.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.54 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Ghana ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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