Current expenditure, total in Ghana

Ghana: Current expenditure, total was 14.56 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
14.56 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
42nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
14.56 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
20.62 million current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
26
1985–2010

Current expenditure, total in Ghana, 1985–2010

05.0B10.0B15.0B1985199720101985: 20.6M current LCU1986: 27.3M current LCU1987: 40.0M current LCU1988: 69.4M current LCU1989: 93.0M current LCU1990: 127.1M current LCU1991: 186.1M current LCU1992: 233.2M current LCU1993: 299.2M current LCU1994: 338.1M current LCU1995: 503.3M current LCU1996: 757.8M current LCU1997: 897.4M current LCU1998: 1.3B current LCU1999: 1.7B current LCU2000: 1.8B current LCU2001: 2.6B current LCU2002: 3.2B current LCU2003: 4.5B current LCU2004: 4.9B current LCU2005: 7.0B current LCU2006: 8.2B current LCU2007: 9.4B current LCU2008: 10.6B current LCU2009: 12.5B current LCU2010: 14.6B current LCU

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 14.56 billion current LCU for current expenditure, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 713.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Ghana peaked at 14.56 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.62 million current LCU, in 1985.

Ghana ranks 42nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 50.07 million current LCU 20.62 million current LCU 92.96 million current LCU 5
1990s 632.30 million current LCU 127.06 million current LCU 1.67 billion current LCU 10
2000s 6.47 billion current LCU 1.79 billion current LCU 12.48 billion current LCU 10
2010s 14.56 billion current LCU 14.56 billion current LCU 14.56 billion current LCU 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 39 Sudan 22.07 billion current LCU compare
  2. 40 Guinea-Bissau 19.80 billion current LCU compare
  3. 41 Liberia 16.10 billion current LCU compare
  4. 43 Tunisia 13.25 billion current LCU compare
  5. 44 Lesotho 8.64 billion current LCU compare
  6. 45 Eswatini 7.93 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current expenditure, total in Ghana?
Current expenditure, total in Ghana was 14.56 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 14.56 billion current LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 20.62 million current LCU in 1985.
How does Ghana rank for current expenditure, total?
Ghana ranks 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 713.4%. 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 expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.