Ghana's gni per capita rose from US$370 in 1996 to US$2,630 in 2025.
Ghana · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
135th of 181 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,010 in 1996 to intl $8,080 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
118th of 159 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$822.5 in 2006 to US$1,728 in 2024.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
68th of 83 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Ghana's gini index rose from 35.3 in 1987 to 43.5 in 2016.
Ghana's income share held by highest 10% rose from 27.3 % in 1987 to 32.2 % in 2016.
Ghana's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 7.0 % in 1987 to 4.7 % in 2016.
Poverty
Ghana's extreme poverty fell from 78.2 % in 1987 to 39.0 % in 2016.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
37th of 57 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Ghana's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 51.7 % in 1991 to 23.4 % in 2016.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Ghana.