Income tax calculator Ghana
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
GH₵ 894
Social Security
- GH₵ 49.17
Total tax
- GH₵ 49.17
Net pay
*
GH₵ 845
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₵ 845
Net pay
GH₵ 116
Tax the employer pays
GH₵ 49.17
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
GH₵ 165
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer GH₵ 116 to pay you GH₵ 894. 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₵ 894 a year living in Ghana, you will be taxed GH₵ 49.17. That means that your net pay will be GH₵ 845 per year, or GH₵ 70.40 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 894
0.0%
1
Germany
GHS 894
0.0%
2
Austria
GHS 894
0.0%
3
Ireland
GHS 894
0.0%
4
Sweden
GHS 894
0.0%
5
Norway
GHS 894
0.0%
6
Spain
GHS 837
6.4%
7
Italy
GHS 812
9.2%
8
France
GHS 807
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
GHS 796
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
GHS 795
11.1%
11
Russia
GHS 778
13.0%
12
Hungary
GHS 729
18.5%
13
Ukraine
GHS 720
19.5%
14
Poland
GHS 702
21.5%
15
Greece
GHS 699
21.8%
16
Portugal
GHS 666
25.6%
17
Finland
GHS 619
30.8%
18
Belgium
GHS 608
32.0%
19
Netherlands
GHS 555
37.9%
20
Romania
GHS 523
41.5%
21
Switzerland
GHS 378
57.7%
22
Denmark
GHS 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
GHS 880
1.6%
1
USA
GHS 816
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
GHS 894
0.0%
1
Singapore
GHS 894
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
GHS 894
0.0%
3
Thailand
GHS 849
5.0%
4
Indonesia
GHS 815
8.8%
5
Taiwan
GHS 815
8.9%
6
South Korea
GHS 798
10.7%
7
New Zealand
GHS 788
11.9%
8
India
GHS 787
12.0%
9
China
GHS 776
13.2%
10
Vietnam
GHS 760
15.0%
11
Malaysia
GHS 735
17.8%
12
Japan
GHS 726
18.7%
13
Pakistan
GHS 717
19.8%
14
Kazakhstan
GHS 708
20.8%
15
Philippines
GHS 366
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
GHS 873
2.4%
1
Brazil
GHS 827
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
GHS 823
8.0%
3
Colombia
GHS 822
8.0%
4
Ecuador
GHS 810
9.5%
5
Guatemala
GHS 808
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
GHS 800
10.5%
7
Panama
GHS 796
11.0%
8
Peru
GHS 782
12.5%
9
Argentina
GHS 742
17.0%
10
Chile
GHS 737
17.6%
11
Uruguay
GHS 732
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
GHS 885
1.0%
1
Angola
GHS 865
3.3%
2
Uganda
GHS 849
5.0%
3
Ghana
GHS 845
5.5%
4
Zambia
GHS 840
6.0%
5
Morocco
GHS 834
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
GHS 827
7.5%
7
Senegal
GHS 793
11.3%
8
Cameroon
GHS 754
15.6%
9
Nigeria
GHS 744
16.8%
10
Mozambique
GHS 640
28.4%
11
Kenya
GHS 362
59.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
GHS 894
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
GHS 894
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
GHS 849
5.0%
3
Qatar
GHS 849
5.0%
4
Lebanon
GHS 831
7.0%
5
Oman
GHS 822
8.0%
6
Bahrain
GHS 823
8.0%
7
Kuwait
GHS 796
11.0%
8
Israel
GHS 776
13.2%
9
Turkey
GHS 753
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.