Ghana Poverty Rate 1987-2020
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 56.90%, a 3.6% decline from 2012.
- Ghana poverty rate for 2012 was 60.50%, a 16.6% decline from 2005.
- Ghana poverty rate for 2005 was 77.10%, a 8.3% decline from 1998.
- Ghana poverty rate for 1998 was 85.40%, a 7.7% decline from 1991.
| Ghana Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2016 |
56.90% |
-3.60% |
| 2012 |
60.50% |
-16.60% |
| 2005 |
77.10% |
-8.30% |
| 1998 |
85.40% |
-7.70% |
| 1991 |
93.10% |
0.30% |
| 1988 |
92.80% |
-1.20% |
| 1987 |
94.00% |
-1.20% |
