Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 382
Social Security
- GH₵ 21.01
Total tax
- GH₵ 21.01
Net pay
*
GH₵ 361
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₵ 361
Net pay
GH₵ 49.66
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 21.01
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 70.67
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 49.66 to pay you GH₵ 382. 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₵ 382 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 21.01. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 361 per year, or GH₵ 30.08 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 382
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 382
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 382
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 382
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 382
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 382
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 358
6.3%
7
Italy
GHS 347
9.2%
8
France
GHS 345
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 340
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 340
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 332
13.0%
12
Hungary
GHS 311
18.5%
13
Ukraine
GHS 308
19.5%
14
Poland
GHS 300
21.5%
15
Greece
GHS 299
21.9%
16
Portugal
GHS 284
25.6%
17
Finland
GHS 265
30.7%
18
Belgium
GHS 260
32.0%
19
Netherlands
GHS 230
39.7%
20
Romania
GHS 223
41.5%
21
Denmark
GHS 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
GHS 382
121.7%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 376
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 349
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 382
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 382
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 382
0.0%
3
Thailand
GHS 363
5.0%
4
Indonesia
GHS 348
8.8%
5
Taiwan
GHS 348
8.9%
6
South Korea
GHS 341
10.7%
7
New Zealand
GHS 337
11.9%
8
India
GHS 336
12.0%
9
China
GHS 332
13.2%
10
Vietnam
GHS 325
15.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 318
16.9%
12
Japan
GHS 310
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
GHS 303
20.8%
14
Pakistan
GHS 205
46.2%
15
Philippines
GHS 156
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 373
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 353
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 352
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 351
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 346
9.4%
5
Guatemala
GHS 345
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 342
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 340
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 334
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 317
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 315
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 313
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 378
1.0%
1
Angola
GHS 371
3.0%
2
Uganda
GHS 363
5.0%
3
Ghana
GHS 361
5.5%
4
Zambia
GHS 359
6.0%
5
Morocco
GHS 356
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
GHS 353
7.5%
7
Senegal
GHS 325
14.9%
8
Cameroon
GHS 322
15.6%
9
Nigeria
GHS 318
16.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 195
49.0%
11
Kenya
GHS 382
139.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 382
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 382
0.0%
2
Qatar
GHS 363
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
GHS 363
5.0%
4
Lebanon
GHS 355
7.0%
5
Bahrain
GHS 351
8.0%
6
Oman
GHS 351
8.0%
7
Kuwait
GHS 340
11.0%
8
Israel
GHS 332
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 322
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.