Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Ghana
Ghana: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 45 in 2019. ▲ Rising
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 150th out of 191 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.
Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.33 | — |
| 2006 | 43.33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.67 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 51.67 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.67 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.33 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 53.33 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45 | -15.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.33 | 43.33 | 50 | 5 |
| 2010s | 51 | 45 | 53.33 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
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- 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: 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 150th out of 191 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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About this data
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.