Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau: Current expenditure, total

Ghana
14.56 billion current LCU
in 2010
Guinea-Bissau
19.80 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
42nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 19.80 billion current LCU against 14.56 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 5.24 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 51 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 50.07 million current LCU 405.58 million current LCU 355.52 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s 632.30 million current LCU 12.32 billion current LCU 11.69 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s 6.47 billion current LCU 41.82 billion current LCU 35.35 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2010s 14.56 billion current LCU 20.00 billion current LCU 5.44 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Ghana or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 19.80 billion current LCU against 14.56 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
5.24 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Ghana ranks 42nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.