Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 20.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ghana, 1987–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ghana stood at 20.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ghana peaked at 20.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 14.1% | — |
| 1988 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +13.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 20.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 20.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 20.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 people living below 50 percent of median income in Ghana?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ghana was 20.6% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Ghana ranks 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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