# Share of population in poverty ($3 a day): Ghana

39.025792479515076% in 2016, the latest year published. Figures for 7 years from 1987 to 2016 are below.

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/extreme-poverty) · [All countries and regions](/extreme-poverty).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2016 | 39.025792479515076 |
| 2012 | 41.76550209522247 |
| 2005 | 60.886943340301514 |
| 1998 | 65.34857749938965 |
| 1991 | 80.36236763000488 |
| 1988 | 77.4370014667511 |
| 1987 | 78.21900248527527 |

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