Wages and salaries in Ghana
Ghana: Wages and salaries was 7.38 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Ghana, 1979–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2010, wages and salaries in Ghana stood at 7.38 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 795.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Ghana peaked at 7.38 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 528,200 current LCU, in 1979.
That places Ghana 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wages and salaries in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 528,200 current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 1.45 million current LCU | +175.0% |
| 1981 | 2.62 million current LCU | +80.3% |
| 1982 | 3.59 million current LCU | +37.1% |
| 1983 | 4.95 million current LCU | +37.7% |
| 1984 | 6.29 million current LCU | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 8.23 million current LCU | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 10.56 million current LCU | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 17.11 million current LCU | +62.1% |
| 1988 | 22.76 million current LCU | +33.0% |
| 1989 | 29.71 million current LCU | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 43.10 million current LCU | +45.1% |
| 1991 | 61.26 million current LCU | +42.1% |
| 1992 | 75.06 million current LCU | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 95.68 million current LCU | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 116.10 million current LCU | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 142.30 million current LCU | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 231.71 million current LCU | +62.8% |
| 1997 | 414.16 million current LCU | +78.7% |
| 1998 | 556.70 million current LCU | +34.4% |
| 1999 | 698.80 million current LCU | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 824.35 million current LCU | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 billion current LCU | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 1.42 billion current LCU | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 1.99 billion current LCU | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 2.48 billion current LCU | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 3.18 billion current LCU | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 3.91 billion current LCU | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 4.39 billion current LCU | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 5.25 billion current LCU | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 6.24 billion current LCU | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 7.38 billion current LCU | +18.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 7.38 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 7.38 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wages and salaries in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +175.0% | 528,200 current LCU | 1.45 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 528,200 current LCU | 528,200 current LCU | 528,200 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.73 million current LCU | 1.45 million current LCU | 29.71 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 243.49 million current LCU | 43.10 million current LCU | 698.80 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.08 billion current LCU | 824.35 million current LCU | 6.24 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 billion current LCU | 7.38 billion current LCU | 7.38 billion current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Ghana?
- Wages and salaries in Ghana was 7.38 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.38 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,200 current LCU in 1979.
- How does Ghana rank for wages and salaries?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 795.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.