Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Ghana
Ghana: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 55.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Ghana, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Ghana stood at 55.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.0% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Ghana peaked at 55.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 27th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.1% | — |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.9% | 39.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 31.9% | 55.4% | 10 |
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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: total tax and contribution rate in Ghana?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Ghana was 55.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.