Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 12,847
Income Tax
- GH₵ 1,076
Social Security
- GH₵ 707
Total tax
- GH₵ 1,783
Net pay
*
GH₵ 11,064
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
13.9%
86.1%
Net pay
13.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 11,064
Net pay
GH₵ 1,670
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 1,783
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 3,453
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 1,670 to pay you GH₵ 12,847. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 2.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.9% tax rate now rises to 23.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 12,847 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 1,783. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 11,064 per year, or GH₵ 922 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.9% and your marginal tax rate is 22.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of GH₵ 100 in your salary will be taxed GH₵ 22.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 77.96.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 780 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 3,898 of net incomes.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 12847
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 12847
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 12847
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 12847
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 12847
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 12847
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 12031
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 11666
9.2%
8
France
GHS 11601
9.7%
9
Switzerland
GHS 11530
10.3%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 11434
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 11427
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 11177
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 10470
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 10342
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 10088
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 10040
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 9565
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 8896
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 8736
32.0%
20
Netherlands
GHS 8088
37.0%
21
Denmark
GHS 7653
40.4%
22
Romania
GHS 7515
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 12529
2.5%
1
USA
GHS 11734
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 12847
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 12847
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 12847
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 12670
1.4%
4
Thailand
GHS 12205
5.0%
5
Indonesia
GHS 11728
8.7%
6
Taiwan
GHS 11710
8.9%
7
Philippines
GHS 11692
9.0%
8
South Korea
GHS 11474
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 11320
11.9%
10
India
GHS 11305
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 11256
12.4%
12
China
GHS 11153
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 10923
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 10439
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 10175
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 12542
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 11883
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 11826
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 11819
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 11633
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 11615
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 11498
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 11434
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 11241
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 10663
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 10586
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 10522
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 12719
1.0%
1
Uganda
GHS 12134
5.6%
2
Zambia
GHS 12076
6.0%
3
Morocco
GHS 11981
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
GHS 11820
8.0%
5
Senegal
GHS 11550
10.1%
6
Kenya
GHS 11205
12.8%
7
Ghana
GHS 11064
13.9%
8
Mozambique
GHS 10935
14.9%
9
Cameroon
GHS 10839
15.6%
10
Angola
GHS 10195
20.6%
11
Nigeria
GHS 10085
21.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 12847
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 12205
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 12205
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 11819
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 11819
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 11434
11.0%
6
Lebanon
GHS 11290
12.1%
7
Egypt
GHS 11164
13.1%
8
Israel
GHS 11158
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 10822
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Ghana, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.