Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Ghana
Ghana: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 14.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Ghana, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 14.7% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Ghana peaked at 14.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2005.
That places Ghana 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.1% | — |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 88 Uruguay 15.6% compare
- 89 Luxembourg 15.4% compare
- 90 Pakistan 15.0% compare
- 92 Guatemala 14.3% compare
- 93 United Arab Emirates 14.1% compare
- 94 Ecuador 13.7% compare
- 94 Republic of Korea 13.7% compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Ghana?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Ghana was 14.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.