Gender Development Index in Ghana

Ghana: Gender Development Index was 0.933 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.933
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.933
in 2020
All-time low
0.828
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Gender Development Index in Ghana, 1990–2022

00.20.40.60.811990200620221990: 0.8281991: 0.8381992: 0.8481993: 0.8351994: 0.8381995: 0.841996: 0.8451997: 0.8511998: 0.8631999: 0.8682000: 0.8612001: 0.8642002: 0.872003: 0.8742004: 0.8762005: 0.8812006: 0.8922007: 0.8922008: 0.8912009: 0.8982010: 0.9092011: 0.9062012: 0.912013: 0.912014: 0.9082015: 0.9142016: 0.9132017: 0.9062018: 0.9192019: 0.9262020: 0.9332021: 0.9332022: 0.933

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.933 for gender development index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender development index in Ghana peaked at 0.933 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.828, in 1990.

That places Ghana 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8454 0.828 0.868 10
2000s 0.8799 0.861 0.898 10
2010s 0.9121 0.906 0.926 10
2020s 0.933 0.933 0.933 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 124 Vanuatu 0.936 compare
  2. 124 Zimbabwe 0.936 compare
  3. 127 Guatemala 0.931 compare
  4. 128 Zambia 0.93 compare
  5. 129 Haiti 0.929 compare
  6. 129 Mozambique, Republic of 0.929 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender development index in Ghana?
Gender development index in Ghana was 0.933 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gender development index recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.933 in 2020.
What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.828 in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for gender development index?
Ghana ranks 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is gender development index rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender Development Index (GDI)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
179 places, 4,677 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed

Data on five composite measures of gender equality.