CPIA social protection rating (1=low to 6=high) in Ghana
Ghana: CPIA social protection rating (1=low to 6=high) was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA social protection rating in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.5 1=low to 6=high for cpia social protection rating in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia social protection rating in Ghana peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
That places Ghana 10th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA social protection rating (1=low to 6=high) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.5 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.5 1=low to 6=high is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.9 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 10 Bangladesh 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Benin 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Bolivia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Djibouti 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Ethiopia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Fiji 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Honduras 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 India 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Kenya 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Kiribati 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Kosovo 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Lesotho 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Malawi 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Mauritania 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Moldova 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Mongolia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Nicaragua 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Pakistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Samoa 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Senegal 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Saint Lucia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Togo 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Vietnam 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Zambia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 10 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Ghana
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia social protection rating in Ghana?
- Cpia social protection rating in Ghana was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia social protection rating recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2008.
- What is the lowest cpia social protection rating recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for cpia social protection rating?
- Ghana ranks 10th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia social protection rating rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA social protection rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Social Protection criterion assesses government policies in social protection and labor market regulations that reduce the risk of becoming poor, assist those who are poor to better manage further risks, and ensure a minimal level of welfare to all people. Specifically it evaluates social protection (SP) and labor policies, namely those engaged in risk prevention by supporting savings and risk pooling through social insurance, protection against destitution through redistributive safety net programs and promotion of human capital development and income generation, including labor market programs. It also assesses the functioning of an SP system, including its effectiveness in a crisis and in providing arrangements and incentives to help beneficiaries to move from protection to promotion and prevention, including through interactions with private, informal means of SP. The criterion covers: (a) the overall SP system; (b) social safety net programs; (c) labor markets programs and policies, namely those aiming to promote employment creation and productivity growth while protecting core labor standards and ensuring adequate working conditions; (d) local service delivery and civil society participation in community development programs; and (e) pension and old age savings programs.