Current budget balance, including grants in Ghana

Ghana: Current budget balance, including grants was 412.74 million current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
412.74 million current LCU
Change on year
down 25.6%
World rank
35th
of 51 countries
All-time high
616.44 million current LCU
in 2000
All-time low
-381.10 million current LCU
in 2005
Years of data
26
1985–2010

Current budget balance, including grants in Ghana, 1985–2010

-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M600.0M1985199720101985: -5.9M current LCU1986: 14.7M current LCU1987: 4.2M current LCU1988: 9.3M current LCU1989: -17.9M current LCU1990: 4.8M current LCU1991: -33.0M current LCU1992: -33.0M current LCU1993: -32.1M current LCU1994: -45.7M current LCU1995: -63.5M current LCU1996: 38.6M current LCU1997: -64.2M current LCU1998: 37.8M current LCU1999: 358.0M current LCU2000: 616.4M current LCU2001: 89.8M current LCU2002: 247.3M current LCU2003: -348.5M current LCU2004: 380.7M current LCU2005: -381.1M current LCU2006: -20.0M current LCU2007: -305.9M current LCU2008: 534.2M current LCU2009: 554.8M current LCU2010: 412.7M current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2010, current budget balance, including grants in Ghana stood at 412.74 million current LCU.

That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Ghana peaked at 616.44 million current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, -381.10 million current LCU, in 2005.

Ghana ranks 35th of 51 countries on this measure, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 859,810 current LCU -17.92 million current LCU 14.72 million current LCU 5
1990s 16.77 million current LCU -64.16 million current LCU 358.02 million current LCU 10
2000s 136.78 million current LCU -381.10 million current LCU 616.44 million current LCU 10
2010s 412.74 million current LCU 412.74 million current LCU 412.74 million current LCU 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 32 Gambia 2.38 billion current LCU compare
  2. 33 Lesotho 722.00 million current LCU compare
  3. 34 Tunisia 628.76 million current LCU compare
  4. 36 Seychelles 371.36 million current LCU compare
  5. 37 Zimbabwe 171.10 million current LCU compare
  6. 38 Cape Verde 11,149 current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Ghana?
Current budget balance, including grants in Ghana was 412.74 million current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 616.44 million current LCU in 2000.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was -381.10 million current LCU in 2005.
How does Ghana rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Ghana ranks 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.