Ghana vs Namibia: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Ghana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 15.59 billion current LCU against 9.21 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 6.38 billion current LCU.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times Ghana's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.98 million current LCU | 559.40 million current LCU | 539.42 million current LCU | Namibia |
| 1990s | 335.75 million current LCU | 3.07 billion current LCU | 2.74 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.94 billion current LCU | 9.87 billion current LCU | 5.93 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2010s | 9.21 billion current LCU | 15.25 billion current LCU | 6.04 billion current LCU | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Ghana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 15.59 billion current LCU against 9.21 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Ghana and Namibia?
- 6.38 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2010.
- How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for government consumption?
- Ghana ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 37th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.