Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ghana
Ghana: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 6.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ghana, 1987–2016
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ghana stood at 6.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ghana peaked at 19.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 6th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.5% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ghana?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ghana was 6.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.