Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Ghana

Ghana: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.6137 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6137
World rank
72nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.9571
in 1991
All-time low
0.5431
in 2012
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.20.40.60.811991200320161991: 0.9571998: 0.7362005: 0.7332012: 0.5432016: 0.614

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.6137 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

The figure is down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Ghana peaked at 0.9571 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5431, in 2012.

Ghana ranks 72nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1991 0.9571
1998 0.7362 -23.1%
2005 0.7331 -0.4%
2012 0.5431 -25.9%
2016 0.6137 +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8466 0.7362 0.9571 2
2000s 0.7331 0.7331 0.7331 1
2010s 0.5784 0.5431 0.6137 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 69 Republic of Korea 0.6538 compare
  2. 70 Netherlands 0.6349 compare
  3. 71 Pakistan 0.6277 compare
  4. 73 Germany 0.5846 compare
  5. 74 India 0.5714 compare
  6. 75 Uganda 0.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Ghana?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Ghana was 0.6137 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.9571 in 1991.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5431 in 2012.
How does Ghana rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Ghana ranks 72nd out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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