Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ghana
Ghana: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Ghana stood at 27.5%.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Ghana peaked at 28.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1980.
That places Ghana 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.4% | — |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 27.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 27.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.5% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.2% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 95 Luxembourg 27.5% compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.5% compare
- 97 Sweden 27.5% compare
- 99 Micronesia (country) 27.3% compare
- 100 Samoa 27.3% compare
- 101 Palau 27.3% 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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Ghana?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ghana was 27.5% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.