Expense in Ghana
Ghana: Expense was 22.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Expense in Ghana, 2001–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 22.7% for expense in 2022.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Ghana peaked at 26.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 98th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.3% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.8% | 22.7% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Ghana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 12.56 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.07 billion current LCU (2017)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.77 billion current US$ (2017)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 94.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -87.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -6.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 38,398 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,630 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Ghana?
- Expense in Ghana was 22.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for expense?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.