In 2011, the national minimum wage in Ghana remained fixed at €52.3 per month, that is 628 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Ghana cedi, which is the official currency in Ghana, we can see that, this year, it was 100.7 Ghana cedi and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 16.7 Ghana cedi per month from the previous year, 19.88%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2010 which was 8.6%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Ghana is in 88 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 101 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Ghana. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2011 and see all the information about this country in Ghana economy.