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NMW Ghana 2017

Ghana rises the national minimum wage

In 2017, the national minimum wage in Ghana remained fixed at €51.6 per month, that is 619 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 228.8 Ghana cedi and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 20.8 Ghana cedi per month from the previous year, 10%. This increase is less than the CPI of 2016 which was 15.4%,and so workers, despite the raise, have lost buying power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Ghana is in 102 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 115 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 2017 and see all the information about this country in Ghana economy.

Ghana - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
2017228.8$52.6€51.6
2016208.0$53.2€50.3
2015182.0$49.6€46.7
2014156.0$53.8€52.2
2013141.5$72.4€56.9
2012121.0$67.4€57.7
2011100.7$66.6€52.3
201084.0$58.7€40.8
200971.6$50.8€42.1
200860.8$57.4€42.4
200751.3$54.9€0
200643.2$47.1
200536.4$40.2
200430.2$33.6
200324.8$28.7
200219.3$24.4
200114.9$20.7
200011.3$20.8
19997.8$29.4
19985.4$23.4
19975.4$26.4
19964.6$28.1
19953.2$27.0
Ghana - Minimum wages
Ghana - Minimum wages