Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes as a % of price: other taxes was 5.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
5.5%
Change on year
up 1,471.4%
World rank
14th
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2022
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Ghana, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5.5% for taxes as a % of price: other taxes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1,471.4% on the previous year and up 3,337.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Ghana peaked at 5.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Ghana 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -69.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +78.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +1471.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 5.5% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Ghana?
- Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Ghana was 5.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes as a % of price: other taxes?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: other taxes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,337.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: other taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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