Income share held by the richest 10% in Ghana
The richest 10% of people in Ghana received 32.2% of total income or consumption in 2016.
The latest value for Ghana is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Ghana, 2016
32.2%
Change from 2012
+0.5percentage points
Income share held by the richest 10% in Ghana over time
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Ghana
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 32.2% |
| 2012 | 31.7% |
| 2005 | 32.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 31.7% in 2012, a change of +0.5 percentage points.
- Since 1987, when it was 27.3%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.