Ghana: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2016 is 23.4 percent, a decline from 24.2 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 22.65 percent, based on data from 61 countries. Historically, the average for Ghana from 1991 to 2016 is 34.14 percent. The minimum value, 23.4 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 51.7 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.