Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Ghana

Ghana: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 33.6%
World rank
84th
of 157 countries
All-time high
1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2023

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.004 current LCU per US$ of GDP1991: 0.005 current LCU per US$ of GDP1992: 0.005 current LCU per US$ of GDP1993: 0.009 current LCU per US$ of GDP2001: 0.123 current LCU per US$ of GDP2002: 0.139 current LCU per US$ of GDP2003: 0.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP2004: 0.196 current LCU per US$ of GDP2005: 0.193 current LCU per US$ of GDP2006: 0.115 current LCU per US$ of GDP2007: 0.129 current LCU per US$ of GDP2008: 0.146 current LCU per US$ of GDP2009: 0.177 current LCU per US$ of GDP2010: 0.191 current LCU per US$ of GDP2011: 0.226 current LCU per US$ of GDP2012: 0.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP2013: 0.211 current LCU per US$ of GDP2014: 0.327 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 0.434 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 0.433 current LCU per US$ of GDP2017: 0.504 current LCU per US$ of GDP2018: 0.562 current LCU per US$ of GDP2019: 0.626 current LCU per US$ of GDP2020: 0.635 current LCU per US$ of GDP2021: 0.711 current LCU per US$ of GDP2022: 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP2023: 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Ghana stood at 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 33.6% on the previous year and up 546.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.

Ghana ranks 84th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1990 to 2023.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP
1991 0.0048 current LCU per US$ of GDP +29.7%
1992 0.0047 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.8%
1993 0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP +81.3%
2001 0.1232 current LCU per US$ of GDP +1343.8%
2002 0.1386 current LCU per US$ of GDP +12.6%
2003 0.1602 current LCU per US$ of GDP +15.5%
2004 0.1957 current LCU per US$ of GDP +22.2%
2005 0.193 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2006 0.1147 current LCU per US$ of GDP -40.6%
2007 0.1294 current LCU per US$ of GDP +12.8%
2008 0.1462 current LCU per US$ of GDP +13.0%
2009 0.1772 current LCU per US$ of GDP +21.2%
2010 0.1915 current LCU per US$ of GDP +8.0%
2011 0.2261 current LCU per US$ of GDP +18.1%
2012 0.2804 current LCU per US$ of GDP +24.1%
2013 0.2114 current LCU per US$ of GDP -24.6%
2014 0.3266 current LCU per US$ of GDP +54.5%
2015 0.434 current LCU per US$ of GDP +32.9%
2016 0.4325 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2017 0.5038 current LCU per US$ of GDP +16.5%
2018 0.5618 current LCU per US$ of GDP +11.5%
2019 0.6258 current LCU per US$ of GDP +11.4%
2020 0.6349 current LCU per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2021 0.711 current LCU per US$ of GDP +12.0%
2022 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP +43.8%
2023 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP +33.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0055 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4
2000s 0.1531 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1147 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1957 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9
2010s 0.3794 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1915 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6258 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.9335 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6349 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 81 Morocco 2.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 82 Seychelles 2.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 83 Solomon Islands 1.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 86 Tajikistan 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 87 Trinidad and Tobago 1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Ghana?
Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Ghana was 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 546.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.