Ghana Poverty Rate 1987-2023
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 78.50%, a 2% decline from 2012.
- Ghana poverty rate for 2012 was 80.50%, a 10.5% decline from 2005.
- Ghana poverty rate for 2005 was 91.00%, a 4.5% decline from 1998.
- Ghana poverty rate for 1998 was 95.50%, a 2.6% decline from 1991.
| Ghana Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2016 |
78.50% |
-2.00% |
| 2012 |
80.50% |
-10.50% |
| 2005 |
91.00% |
-4.50% |
| 1998 |
95.50% |
-2.60% |
| 1991 |
98.10% |
0.30% |
| 1988 |
97.80% |
-0.30% |
| 1987 |
98.10% |
-0.30% |
