Public Sector in Ghana
76 indicators covering public sector for Ghana.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 21.4% | 106th |
| Tax revenue | 12.4% | 2023 | up 16.1% | 113th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 39.5% | 2023 | up 15.6% | 15th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 32.6% | 2023 | up 24.3% | 69th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 2.4% | 2023 | down 38.2% | 90th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -1.7% | 2023 | up 79.5% | 66th |
| Interest payments | 21.6% | 2023 | down 9.5% | 13th |
| Grants and other revenue | 19.1% | 2023 | down 31.7% | 75th |
| Interest payments | 32.8% | 2022 | up 172.5% | 2nd |
| Other taxes | -1.4% | 2023 | down 41.0% | 148th |
| Compensation of employees | 28.3% | 2022 | down 20.2% | 66th |
| Goods and services expense | 5.7% | 2022 | down 12.9% | 143rd |
| Taxes on international trade | 10.2% | 2023 | down 18.9% | 35th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 17.8% | 2022 | down 21.2% | 129th |
| Military expenditure | 0.4% | 2024 | down 20.8% | 157th |
| Military expenditure | 268.74 million current USD | 2024 | up 6.4% | 121st |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 16,000 | 2020 | up 3.2% | 113th |
| Tax revenue | 110.02 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 728.2% | 91st |
| Revenue, excluding grants | 133.36 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 653.1% | 93rd |
| Taxes on goods and services | 44.28 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 816.2% | 92nd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 53.70 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 752.1% | 86th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 48.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | 37th |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.1% | 2020 | down 6.7% | 160th |
| Compensation of employees | 50.81 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 436.0% | 83rd |
| Interest payments | 29.35 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 567.5% | 76th |
| Expense | 139.32 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 588.1% | 90th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 21.11 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 340.6% | 81st |
| Goods and services expense | 8.45 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 482.8% | 109th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -15.10 billion current LCU | 2023 | down 46.0% | 79th |
| Other expense | 15.4% | 2022 | down 34.2% | 23rd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score | 70 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 75.0% | 126th |
| Intentional homicides | 1.83 per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 12.6% | 102nd |
| Grants and other revenue | 25.99 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 403.3% | 85th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score | 80.2 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 16.7% | 60th |
| Military expenditure | 3.89 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 405.6% | 121st |
| Other taxes | -1.89 billion current LCU | 2023 | down 939.3% | 149th |
| Taxes on international trade | 13.93 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 497.7% | 68th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 6.9% | 2023 | up 32.2% | 111th |
| Customs and other import duties | 13.93 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 524.5% | 66th |
| Customs and other import duties | 12.7% | 2023 | down 24.6% | 38th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 31.58 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 453.3% | 96th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 3.2% | 2023 | down 58.5% | 68th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 14.5% | 2025 | up 33.3% | 152nd |
| Other expense | 9.82 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 230.8% | 88th |
| Military expenditure | 1.8% | 2024 | down 23.8% | 150th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste | 47,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 51.6% | 42nd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score | 56.76 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 21.0% | 100th |
| Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved b | 105.8% | 2022 | up 10.4% | 41st |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | -0.1% | 2011 | up 82.5% | 99th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure | 55 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 22.2% | 116th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score | 65.74 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.8% | 110th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score | 66.73 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 65.9% | 109th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 27.99 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 196.0% | 74th |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 15th |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 12.5% | 11th |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 42nd |
| CPIA economic management cluster average | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 55th |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 12.5% | 17th |
| CPIA fiscal policy rating | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | 57th |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 14.3% | 4th |