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.
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
- 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
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0419 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3544 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6214 °C (2025)
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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
The 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.