Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 22.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
22.6%
Change on year
down 29.0%
World rank
173rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2020
All-time low
22.2%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ghana, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 22.6% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
That represents a change of down 29.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ghana peaked at 31.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 173rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26.9% | — |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -29.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 22.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 22.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.2% | 31.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 22.6% | 31.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.2% compare
- 171 Zambia 22.7% compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 22.6% compare
- 174 Afghanistan 20.7% compare
- 175 Mali 20.5% compare
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.8% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ghana?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Ghana was 22.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Ghana ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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