Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 23,751
Income Tax
- GH₵ 2,879
Social Security
- GH₵ 1,306
Total tax
- GH₵ 4,186
Net pay
*
GH₵ 19,565
Marginal tax rate
22.0%
Average tax rate
17.6%
82.4%
Net pay
17.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 19,565
Net pay
GH₵ 3,088
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 4,186
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 7,273
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 3,088 to pay you GH₵ 23,751. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 3.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.6% tax rate now rises to 27.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 23,751 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 4,186. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 19,565 per year, or GH₵ 1,630 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.6% 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₵ 22.03, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 77.97.
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₵ 3,899 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 23751
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 23751
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 23751
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 23751
0.0%
4
Norway
GHS 23751
0.0%
5
Sweden
GHS 23680
0.3%
6
Spain
GHS 22243
6.4%
7
Switzerland
GHS 21691
8.7%
8
Italy
GHS 21568
9.2%
9
France
GHS 21447
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
GHS 21138
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
GHS 21127
11.1%
12
Russia
GHS 20663
13.0%
13
Hungary
GHS 19357
18.5%
14
Ukraine
GHS 19120
19.5%
15
Poland
GHS 18650
21.5%
16
Greece
GHS 18562
21.9%
17
Portugal
GHS 17683
25.6%
18
Finland
GHS 16448
30.8%
19
Belgium
GHS 16151
32.0%
20
Denmark
GHS 14989
36.9%
21
Netherlands
GHS 14946
37.1%
22
Romania
GHS 13894
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 22133
6.8%
1
USA
GHS 21694
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 23751
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 23751
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 23751
0.0%
3
Pakistan
GHS 23574
0.7%
4
Thailand
GHS 22563
5.0%
5
Philippines
GHS 22112
6.9%
6
Indonesia
GHS 21768
8.4%
7
Taiwan
GHS 21649
8.9%
8
South Korea
GHS 21212
10.7%
9
New Zealand
GHS 20927
11.9%
10
India
GHS 20901
12.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 20868
12.1%
12
China
GHS 20619
13.2%
13
Vietnam
GHS 20194
15.0%
14
Japan
GHS 19300
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
GHS 18811
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 23187
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 21970
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 21863
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 21851
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 21506
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 21474
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 21257
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 21138
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 20782
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 19713
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 19571
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 19452
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 23513
1.0%
1
Zambia
GHS 22326
6.0%
2
Morocco
GHS 22150
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
GHS 21154
10.9%
4
Kenya
GHS 20751
12.6%
5
Uganda
GHS 20553
13.5%
6
Senegal
GHS 20208
14.9%
7
Cameroon
GHS 20039
15.6%
8
Mozambique
GHS 19876
16.3%
9
Ghana
GHS 19565
17.6%
10
Angola
GHS 18606
21.7%
11
Nigeria
GHS 17886
24.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
GHS 23751
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
GHS 22563
5.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 22563
5.0%
3
Bahrain
GHS 21851
8.0%
4
Oman
GHS 21851
8.0%
5
Kuwait
GHS 21138
11.0%
6
Israel
GHS 20628
13.2%
7
Lebanon
GHS 20211
14.9%
8
Turkey
GHS 19582
17.6%
9
Egypt
GHS 19522
17.8%
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.