Ghana - Total tax rate

Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)

Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) in Ghana was 55.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 55.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 31.90 in 2008.

Definition: Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 39.10
2006 35.30
2007 32.10
2008 31.90
2009 31.90
2010 31.90
2011 32.90
2012 32.80
2013 32.70
2014 32.70
2015 32.70
2016 32.70
2017 33.20
2018 32.40
2019 55.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment