Ghana ranked as the 3rd most generous country in the world for 2025

Ghana has just been ranked as the 3rd most generous country in the whole world. That’s right—out of nearly 200 countries, Ghana stands tall in generosity.

According to the Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Report 2025, Ghanaians give an average of 2.19% of their income to charity. That’s a huge deal when you consider that generosity is measured by how much people donate, volunteer, and help others directly.

Here is a breakdown of the top three countries.

Nigeria takes the crown with 2.83%.
Egypt comes in second with 2.45%.
And Ghana proudly sits at number three—tied with China—both at 2.19%.

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The report highlights that Ghanaians give on average 2.19% of their income to charity, placing Ghana alongside China in this ranking and just behind Nigeria and Egypt in generosity measured by the proportion of income donated to good causes.

In contrast, the five least generous countries in the world were France and Portugal (0.45%), Finland (0.40%), Germany (0.39%), and Japan (0.16%).

And it’s not just about the numbers. This ranking shows the big heart and spirit of generosity within Ghanaian communities—even though Ghana is a lower-middle-income country, the willingness to give back is extraordinary.

Africa in general is noted as the most generous continent, with people donating a higher percentage of their income compared to other continents.

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On average, Africans donated 1.54% of their income to good causes as compared to 0.64% of people in Europe. Donors in Africa and Asia were likely to support environmental causes.

According to the report, people worldwide were most likely to donate by giving money directly to people in need (38%) or charities (36%), while a quarter gave to a religious organization or for religious reasons.

Even people in high-income countries donated just 0.70% of their annual incomes, while people in low-income countries donated 1.45% of their annual incomes.