In 2019, the individual living wage in Ghana amounted to 900 Ghana cedis (GHS) (approximately 154.78 U.S. dollars) per month, which was an increase of 40 GHS (around 6.87 U.S. dollars) compared to the previous year. Overall, the individual monthly living wage in the country grew from 880 GHS (roughly 151.12 U.S. dollars) in 2015 to 900 GHS in 2018.

As of 2023 people in Ghana employed in the field of executive management and change received the highest average salary of ****** U.S. dollars per year. Engineering and financial service professionals followed, with ****** and ****** U.S. dollars of annual earnings, respectively. According to the source, the lowest salary was received by individuals working in the area of logistics, operations and purchasing, as this amounted to ***** U.S. dollars per year.

Minimum Wages in Ghana increased to 19.97 GHS/Day in 2025 from 18.15 GHS/Day in 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Ghana Daily Minimum Wage.

Key information about Ghana Monthly Earnings

• Ghana Monthly Earnings stood at 242 USD in Dec 2015, compared with the previous figure of 250 USD in Dec 2013
• Ghana Monthly Earnings data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2013 to Dec 2015, with an average number of 246 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 250 USD in Dec 2013 and a record low of 242 USD in Dec 2015

• In the latest reports, Ghana Population reached 31 million people in Dec 2020
• Unemployment Rate of Ghana increased to 4 % in Dec 2023
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 69 % in Dec 2023

In 2022, the base pay in Ghana amounted to 11.34 Ghanaian cedis (GHS) (approximately 0.92 U.S. dollars), registering an increase of 0.74 GHS (around 0.06 U.S. dollars) compared to 2021. Overall, contrary to the period between 2010 and 2013 which recorded a daily base pay higher than the daily minimum wage in Ghana, the period from 2014 to 2022 registered a base salary lower than the minimum wage.

Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Service and Sales Workers data was reported at 499.960 GHS in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 490.430 GHS for 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Service and Sales Workers data is updated yearly, averaging 495.195 GHS from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 499.960 GHS in 2015 and a record low of 490.430 GHS in 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Service and Sales Workers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ghana Statistical Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.G009: Average Monthly Earnings.

Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Male: Craft and Related Trades Workers data was reported at 1,327.070 GHS in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 549.460 GHS for 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Male: Craft and Related Trades Workers data is updated yearly, averaging 938.265 GHS from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,327.070 GHS in 2015 and a record low of 549.460 GHS in 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Male: Craft and Related Trades Workers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ghana Statistical Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.G009: Average Monthly Earnings.

Ghana: Personal income per capita, U.S. dollars: The latest value from is U.S. dollars, unavailable from U.S. dollars in . In comparison, the world average is 0 U.S. dollars, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Ghana from to is U.S. dollars. The minimum value, U.S. dollars, was reached in while the maximum of U.S. dollars was recorded in .

The gross national income (GNI) per capita in Ghana reached 2,350 U.S. dollars in 2022, increasing by 50 U.S. dollars from the preceding year. The value has followed an increasing trend since 2017, when the per capita income stood at 1,880 U.S. dollars.

Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Female: Other Occupations data was reported at 0.000 GHS in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,500.000 GHS for 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Female: Other Occupations data is updated yearly, averaging 750.000 GHS from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,500.000 GHS in 2013 and a record low of 0.000 GHS in 2015. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Female: Other Occupations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ghana Statistical Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.G009: Average Monthly Earnings.

As of 2022, the daily minimum wage in Ghana stood at ***** Ghanaian cedis (GHS) (approximately *** U.S. dollars), representing an increase of one cedi (around **** U.S. dollars) from the previous year. The minimum wage in the country progressively increased from 2010 onwards. Moreover, in 2022, the base pay in Ghana increased along with the minimum wage. Overall, the 2003 Labor Act mandates the Ghana National Tripartite Committee to determine the national daily minimum wage.

Ghana: Income from natural resources, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2021 is 13.35 percent, an increase from 8.49 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Ghana from 1970 to 2021 is 9.02 percent. The minimum value, 2.34 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 16.07 percent was recorded in 2011.

Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Elementary Occupations data was reported at 504.990 GHS in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 376.350 GHS for 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Elementary Occupations data is updated yearly, averaging 440.670 GHS from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 504.990 GHS in 2015 and a record low of 376.350 GHS in 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Elementary Occupations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ghana Statistical Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.G009: Average Monthly Earnings.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Ghana was last recorded at 2169.67 US dollars in 2024. The GDP per Capita in Ghana is equivalent to 17 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Ghana GDP per capita - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Other Occupations data was reported at 1,162.500 GHS in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,294.810 GHS for 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Other Occupations data is updated yearly, averaging 2,228.655 GHS from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,294.810 GHS in 2013 and a record low of 1,162.500 GHS in 2015. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Other Occupations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ghana Statistical Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.G009: Average Monthly Earnings.

Ghana: Cost of starting a business, % of income per capita: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Ghana de 2003 à 2019. La valeur moyenne pour Ghana pendant cette période était de 32.34 percent of per capita GNI avec un minimum de 12.3 percent of per capita GNI en 2019 et un maximum de 80.5 percent of per capita GNI en 2003.

The Personal Income Tax Rate in Ghana stands at 35 percent. This dataset provides - Ghana Personal Income Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Female: Craft and Related Trades Workers data was reported at 409.640 GHS in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 398.670 GHS for 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Female: Craft and Related Trades Workers data is updated yearly, averaging 404.155 GHS from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2015, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 409.640 GHS in 2015 and a record low of 398.670 GHS in 2013. Ghana Avg Monthly Earnings: Female: Craft and Related Trades Workers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ghana Statistical Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.G009: Average Monthly Earnings.

At the lower-middle-income level, the poverty rate in Ghana was forecast at 26.8 percent in 2021, meaning this share of the population lived up on 3.20 U.S. dollars per day. Considering the upper-middle-income level, at 5.50 U.S. dollars per day, the poverty rate was forecast at 51.7 percent. The values changed slightly compared to the previous years in analysis. This means that the rate of poverty in Ghana was not expected to experience drastic changes in the years following 2019. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on economic activities could be attributed to the unimproved poverty levels registered in the country.