Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Ghana

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Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Ghana is 16.7 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 84.
Ghana compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Ghana is similar to that of Bulgaria, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Maldives, Senegal, Colombia, Georgia, Honduras, Tanzania, Jamaica, Barbados with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 16.9, 16.8, 16.8, 16.7, 16.7, 16.7, 16.6, 16.6, 16.3, 16.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89.Last 10 years averageGhana had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Ghana during the Great RecessionGhana's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 3.80% during the Great RecessionGhana since the end of the Great RecessionGhana's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 42.3% since the end of the Great Recession

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Ghana
1991	9.48
1992	12.11
1993	14.45
1994	13.72
1995	12.07
1996	12.04
1997	12.36
1998	10.32
1999	10.84
2000	10.17
2001	9.72
2002	9.87
2003	11.53
2004	12.17
2005	15.31
2006	11.30
2007	11.56
2008	11.24
2009	11.73
2010	10.36
2011	16.64
2012	20.99
2013	16.70

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
Bulgaria	79	16.9
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	80	16.8
Maldives	81	16.8
Senegal	82	16.7
Colombia	83	16.7
Ghana	84	16.7
Georgia	85	16.7
Honduras	86	16.6
Tanzania	87	16.6
Jamaica	88	16.3
Barbados	89	16.1

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators