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Ghana General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Ghana › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Ghana indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Cedi
Currency Symbol: GHC

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Ghana , Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Ghana in year 2010 is 25.071 %

This makes Ghana No. 138 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Ghana is 9.23 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Ghana was 22.18 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Ghana in 2010 was or will be 13.02% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Ghana was or will be 23.66 %, which is 5.62% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Ghana, in other Years
Year %
  2016 23.98
  2015 23.69
  2014 22.748
  2013 22.755
  2012 22.33
  2011 23.663
2010 25.071
  2009 22.183
  2008 24.511
  2007 23.085
  2006 21.771
  2005 19.747
  2004 20.809
  2003 20.645
  2002 17.367
  2001 23.453
  2000 20.437
  1999 17.086
  1998 18.642
  1997 19.672
  1996 23.102
  1995 24.718
  1994 22.163
  1993 20.296
  1992 14.911
  1991 11.646
  1990 12.133
  1989 13.738
  1988 14.097
  1987 14.084
  1986 15.858
  1985 11.179
  1984 10.012
  1983 14.419
  1982 9.469
  1981 17.101
  1980 11.524