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Poverty headcount, poverty gap, Gini coefficient and income share indicators for Ghana. 8 indicators covering 1987-2016. 49 records.
The newest figures in this dataset are from 2016; the source has published nothing newer. Check the dates before relying on a figure.
Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| indicator_code | TEXT NOT NULL |
| indicator_name | TEXT NOT NULL |
| year | INTEGER NOT NULL |
| value | DECIMAL(24,6) |
| unit | TEXT |
| source | TEXT |
| indicator codeTEXT NOT NULL | indicator nameTEXT NOT NULL | yearINTEGER NOT NULL | valueDECIMAL(24,6) | unitTEXT | sourceTEXT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI.DST.10TH.10 | Income share held by highest 10% | 1987 | 27.3 | — | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SI.DST.10TH.10 | Income share held by highest 10% | 1988 | 28.1 | — | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SI.DST.10TH.10 | Income share held by highest 10% | 1991 | 30.1 | — | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SI.DST.10TH.10 | Income share held by highest 10% | 1998 | 29.6 | — | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
| SI.DST.10TH.10 | Income share held by highest 10% | 2005 | 32.7 | — | World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0) |
44 more rows — see the plans
See the plansGET connect.apighana.com/api/data/poverty_inequality_indicators
Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (World Bank Open Data). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1987 to 2016; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.
API Ghana. (2026). Poverty inequality indicators (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from World Bank Open Data]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/poverty-inequality-indicators
curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/poverty_inequality_indicators?page=1&limit=20" \ -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"
const response = await fetch(
"https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/poverty_inequality_indicators?page=1&limit=20",
{ headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);
const { data, meta } = await response.json();import os, requests
response = requests.get(
"https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/poverty_inequality_indicators",
headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)
rows = response.json()["data"]