Gender Development Index (GDI) in Ghana
Ghana: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.933 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Ghana, 1990–2022
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.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.828 | — |
| 1991 | 0.838 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.848 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.835 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.838 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.84 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.845 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.851 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.863 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.868 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.861 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.864 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.87 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.874 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.876 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.881 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.892 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.891 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.898 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.909 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.906 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.91 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.908 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.914 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.913 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.906 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.919 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.926 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.933 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.933 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.933 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
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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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.