Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 303
Social Security
- GH₵ 16.67
Total tax
- GH₵ 16.67
Net pay
*
GH₵ 286
Marginal tax rate
5.5%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
GH₵ 286
Net pay
GH₵ 39.39
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 16.67
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 56.06
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 39.39 to pay you GH₵ 303. In other words, every time you spend GH₵ 10 of your hard-earned money, GH₵ 1.85 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.5% tax rate now rises to 16.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make GH₵ 303 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 16.67. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 286 per year, or GH₵ 23.86 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% and your marginal tax rate is 5.5%. 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₵ 5.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by GH₵ 94.50.
Bonus Example
A GH₵ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 945 of net incomes. A GH₵ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra GH₵ 4,725 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
GHS 303
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 303
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 303
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 303
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 303
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 303
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 284
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 275
9.2%
8
France
GHS 274
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 270
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 269
11.0%
11
Russia
GHS 264
13.0%
12
Hungary
GHS 247
18.5%
13
Ukraine
GHS 244
19.5%
14
Poland
GHS 238
21.5%
15
Greece
GHS 237
21.9%
16
Portugal
GHS 226
25.6%
17
Finland
GHS 210
30.8%
18
Belgium
GHS 206
32.0%
19
Netherlands
GHS 183
39.7%
20
Romania
GHS 177
41.5%
21
Denmark
GHS 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
GHS 303
151.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 298
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 277
8.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 303
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 303
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 303
0.0%
3
Thailand
GHS 288
5.0%
4
Indonesia
GHS 276
8.8%
5
Taiwan
GHS 276
8.9%
6
South Korea
GHS 271
10.7%
7
New Zealand
GHS 267
11.9%
8
Malaysia
GHS 267
11.9%
9
India
GHS 267
12.0%
10
China
GHS 263
13.2%
11
Vietnam
GHS 258
15.0%
12
Japan
GHS 246
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
GHS 240
20.8%
14
Pakistan
GHS 126
58.3%
15
Philippines
GHS 124
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 296
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 280
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 279
7.9%
3
Colombia
GHS 279
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 274
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 274
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 271
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 270
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 265
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 251
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 250
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 248
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 300
1.0%
1
Angola
GHS 294
3.0%
2
Uganda
GHS 288
5.0%
3
Ghana
GHS 286
5.5%
4
Zambia
GHS 285
6.0%
5
Morocco
GHS 283
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
GHS 280
7.5%
7
Cameroon
GHS 256
15.6%
8
Senegal
GHS 253
16.5%
9
Nigeria
GHS 252
16.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 126
58.4%
11
Kenya
GHS 303
175.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 303
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 303
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 288
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 288
5.0%
4
Lebanon
GHS 282
7.0%
5
Oman
GHS 279
8.0%
6
Bahrain
GHS 279
8.0%
7
Kuwait
GHS 270
11.1%
8
Israel
GHS 263
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 255
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.