Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Ghana

Ghana: Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2016
All-time low
0 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Ghana, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0 5 year moving average2005: 0.5 5 year moving average2006: 0.5 5 year moving average2007: 0.5 5 year moving average2008: 0.5 5 year moving average2009: 0.5 5 year moving average2010: 0.5 5 year moving average2011: 0 5 year moving average2012: 0.5 5 year moving average2013: 0.5 5 year moving average2014: 0.5 5 year moving average2015: 0.5 5 year moving average2016: 1 5 year moving average2017: 1 5 year moving average2018: 0.5 5 year moving average2019: 0.5 5 year moving average2020: 0.5 5 year moving average2021: 0.5 5 year moving average2022: 0.5 5 year moving average2023: 0.5 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Ghana stood at 0.5 5 year moving average.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Ghana peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 5 year moving average, in 2004.

Ghana ranks 92nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4167 5 year moving average 0 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.55 5 year moving average 0 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.5 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 4

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  5. 92 Liberia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  6. 92 Mauritania 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  7. 92 Mauritius 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  8. 92 Mozambique 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  9. 92 Myanmar 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  10. 92 Nigeria 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  11. 92 Pakistan 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  12. 92 Rwanda 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  13. 92 Seychelles 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  14. 92 Sierra Leone 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  15. 92 Tanzania 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  16. 92 Tunisia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  17. 92 United Arab Emirates 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  18. 92 Palestine 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  19. 92 Zambia 0.5 5 year moving average compare

See the full ranking of 217 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Ghana?
Availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day in Ghana was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2016.
What is the lowest availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Ghana rank for availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day?
Ghana ranks 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is availability of comparable poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Availability of Comparable Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 4,340 data points, 2004–2023
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