Budgetary investment in Ghana
Ghana: Budgetary investment was 5.22 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Budgetary investment in Ghana, 1979–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2010, budgetary investment in Ghana stood at 5.22 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 823.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Ghana peaked at 5.22 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 415,880 current LCU, in 1979.
That places Ghana 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 415,880 current LCU | 415,880 current LCU | 415,880 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.74 million current LCU | 943,000 current LCU | 23.62 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 150.91 million current LCU | 52.41 million current LCU | 489.36 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 billion current LCU | 565.46 million current LCU | 4.57 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 billion current LCU | 5.22 billion current LCU | 5.22 billion current LCU | 1 |
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- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 72.2% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is budgetary investment in Ghana?
- Budgetary investment in Ghana was 5.22 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 415,880 current LCU in 1979.
- How does Ghana rank for budgetary investment?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
- Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 823.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.