Ghana - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Ghana was 12.70 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.90 in 1991 and a minimum value of 11.20 in 2012.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 40.50 |
| 1988 | 40.30 |
| 1991 | 47.90 |
| 1998 | 34.20 |
| 2005 | 23.40 |
| 2012 | 11.20 |
| 2016 | 12.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Ghana was 29.30 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.30 in 1991 and a minimum value of 29.30 in 2016.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 73.90 |
| 1988 | 73.10 |
| 1991 | 77.30 |
| 1998 | 62.10 |
| 2005 | 48.00 |
| 2012 | 30.90 |
| 2016 | 29.30 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.90 |
| 2012 | 24.20 |
| 2016 | 23.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Ghana was 55.10 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.70 in 1987 and a minimum value of 55.10 in 2016.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 92.70 |
| 1988 | 92.20 |
| 1991 | 92.60 |
| 1998 | 84.50 |
| 2005 | 75.90 |
| 2012 | 58.80 |
| 2016 | 55.10 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
