Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise was 11.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.9%
Change on year
down 27.6%
World rank
76th
of 189 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Ghana, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 11.9% for taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Ghana peaked at 16.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 76th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 9.0% | — |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.0% | 16.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 16.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 74 Zimbabwe 13.1% compare
- 75 Republic of Moldova 13.0% compare
- 77 Sao Tome and Principe 11.7% compare
- 78 Ukraine 11.4% compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 11.1% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Ghana?
- Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Ghana was 11.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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