Ghana National daily minimum wage
Ghana National daily minimum wage is 21.77 GHS/day, in force since 1 Jan 2026. It was 19.97 GHS/day before that. Last checked against the official source on 11 Sep 2026.
National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW), set annually by the National Tripartite Committee under the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).
| Current value | 21.77 GHS/day |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| Official source | Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (Government of Ghana) |
| Last verified | 2026-09-11 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Agreed by the National Tripartite Committee on 2025-11-09 (a 9% increase over 2025); effective 1 January to 31 December 2026. The NTC recommended the NDMW be tax-exempt. Monthly equivalent ~GHS 587.79 at 27 working days, but the legal definition is per day. The 2027 rate is typically announced Q4 2026 - Q1 2027.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | 19.97 | National Tripartite Committee 2025 NDMW |
| 2024-01-01 | 18.15 | NTC communiqué on the 2024 NDMW (Ministry of Employment and… |
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/gh/minimum-wage
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
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