Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 47.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Ghana, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Ghana stood at 47.8%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Ghana peaked at 67.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2020.
That places Ghana 140th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.6% | — |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 52.0% | 67.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 46.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 45.4% | 50.1% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Ghana?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Ghana was 47.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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