Current expenditure, total in Ghana
Ghana: Current expenditure, total was 14.56 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Ghana, 1985–2010
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More science & technology data for Ghana
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- 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)
- Number of people using the Internet 22.31 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.6647 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 228,849 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.56 per 100 population (2023)
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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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.