How does Ghana rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?

Ghana ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Ghana

Name: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Ghana
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ghana: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 45 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

Change on year

down 15.6%

World rank

147th

of 188 countries

All-time high

53.33

in 2017

All-time low

43.33

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Ghana, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Ghana is 45, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Ghana peaked at 53.33 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.33, in 2005.

That places Ghana 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	47.33	43.33	50	5
2010s	51	45	53.33	10

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Ghana?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Ghana was 45 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 53.33 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 43.33 in 2005.
How does Ghana rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: Ghana ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.