In 2016, poverty ratio at $1.9 a day for Ghana was 12.7 %. Though Ghana poverty ratio at $1.9 a day fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1987 - 2016 period ending at 12.7 % in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.7 | 13.39% |
| 2012 | 11.2 | -52.14% |
| 2005 | 23.4 | -31.58% |
| 1998 | 34.2 | -28.60% |
| 1991 | 47.9 | 18.86% |
| 1988 | 40.3 | -0.49% |
| 1987 | 40.5 |