Ghana Poverty Rate 1987-2021
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Ghana poverty rate for 2016 was 55.10%, a 3.7% decline from 2012.
- Ghana poverty rate for 2012 was 58.80%, a 17.1% decline from 2005.
- Ghana poverty rate for 2005 was 75.90%, a 8.6% decline from 1998.
- Ghana poverty rate for 1998 was 84.50%, a 8.1% decline from 1991.
| Ghana Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2016 |
55.10% |
-3.70% |
| 2012 |
58.80% |
-17.10% |
| 2005 |
75.90% |
-8.60% |
| 1998 |
84.50% |
-8.10% |
| 1991 |
92.60% |
0.40% |
| 1988 |
92.20% |
-1.20% |
| 1987 |
93.40% |
-1.20% |
