Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.7%
Change on year
down 74.9%
World rank
166th
of 189 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2014
All-time low
3.7%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Ghana, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Ghana stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.9% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Ghana peaked at 14.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
Ghana ranks 166th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.0% | — |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -74.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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: value added tax in Ghana?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Ghana was 3.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Ghana ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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