Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 854
Social Security
- GH₵ 46.97
Total tax
- GH₵ 46.97
Net pay
*
GH₵ 807
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₵ 807
Net pay
GH₵ 111
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 46.97
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 158
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 111 to pay you GH₵ 854. 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₵ 854 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 46.97. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 807 per year, or GH₵ 67.25 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 854
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 854
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 854
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 854
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 854
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 854
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 800
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 776
9.2%
8
France
GHS 771
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 760
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 760
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 743
13.0%
12
Hungary
GHS 696
18.5%
13
Ukraine
GHS 687
19.5%
14
Poland
GHS 671
21.5%
15
Greece
GHS 667
21.8%
16
Portugal
GHS 636
25.5%
17
Finland
GHS 591
30.8%
18
Belgium
GHS 581
32.0%
19
Netherlands
GHS 529
38.0%
20
Romania
GHS 500
41.5%
21
Switzerland
GHS 342
60.0%
22
Denmark
GHS 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 840
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 780
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 854
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 854
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 854
0.0%
3
Thailand
GHS 811
5.0%
4
Indonesia
GHS 779
8.8%
5
Taiwan
GHS 778
8.9%
6
South Korea
GHS 763
10.7%
7
New Zealand
GHS 752
11.9%
8
India
GHS 752
12.0%
9
China
GHS 741
13.2%
10
Vietnam
GHS 726
15.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 704
17.5%
12
Japan
GHS 694
18.7%
13
Pakistan
GHS 677
20.7%
14
Kazakhstan
GHS 676
20.8%
15
Philippines
GHS 350
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 834
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 790
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 786
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 786
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 773
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 772
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 764
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 760
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 747
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 709
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 704
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 699
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 845
1.0%
1
Angola
GHS 828
3.0%
2
Uganda
GHS 811
5.0%
3
Ghana
GHS 807
5.5%
4
Zambia
GHS 803
6.0%
5
Morocco
GHS 796
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
GHS 790
7.5%
7
Senegal
GHS 757
11.4%
8
Cameroon
GHS 721
15.6%
9
Nigeria
GHS 711
16.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 606
29.1%
11
Kenya
GHS 322
62.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 854
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 854
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 811
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 811
5.0%
4
Lebanon
GHS 794
7.0%
5
Bahrain
GHS 786
8.0%
6
Oman
GHS 786
8.0%
7
Kuwait
GHS 760
11.0%
8
Israel
GHS 742
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 719
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.