Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana

Ghana: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above was 600 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
600
World rank
60th
of 71 countries
All-time high
450,000
in 2005
All-time low
400
in 2012
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana, 1991–2016

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1991200320161991: 12.0k1998: 81.2k2005: 450.0k2012: 4002016: 600

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana is 600, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana peaked at 450,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 400, in 2012.

Ghana ranks 60th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1991 12,000
1998 81,186 +576.6%
2005 450,000 +454.3%
2012 400 -99.9%
2016 600 +50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46,593 12,000 81,186 2
2000s 450,000 450,000 450,000 1
2010s 500 400 600 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 57 Estonia 747.81 compare
  2. 58 Slovakia 700 compare
  3. 59 Poland 637.33 compare
  4. 61 Croatia 591.04 compare
  5. 62 Latvia 550.64 compare
  6. 63 Lithuania 482.69 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana was 600 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 450,000 in 2005.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 400 in 2012.
How does Ghana rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above?
Ghana ranks 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/median-earnings-per-month-aged-15-64-local-currency-values-above-primary-education/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/median-earnings-per-month-aged-15-64-local-currency-values-above-primary-education/ghana/">Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 932 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed