In 2016, poverty ratio at $5.5 a day for Ghana was 55.1 %. Poverty ratio at $5.5 a day of Ghana fell gradually from 93.4 % in 1987 to 55.1 % in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 55.1 | -6.29% |
| 2012 | 58.8 | -22.53% |
| 2005 | 75.9 | -10.18% |
| 1998 | 84.5 | -8.75% |
| 1991 | 92.6 | 0.43% |
| 1988 | 92.2 | -1.28% |
| 1987 | 93.4 |