Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Ghana
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
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
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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