Taxes on goods and services, GB in Ghana

Ghana: Taxes on goods and services, GB was 6.50 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
6.50 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
36th
of 50 countries
All-time high
6.50 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
2.62 million current LCU
in 1982
Years of data
29
1982–2010

Taxes on goods and services, GB in Ghana, 1982–2010

02.0B4.0B6.0B1982199620101982: 2.6M current LCU1983: 3.9M current LCU1984: 5.2M current LCU1985: 7.2M current LCU1986: 17.3M current LCU1987: 16.4M current LCU1988: 27.7M current LCU1989: 39.6M current LCU1990: 50.4M current LCU1991: 73.2M current LCU1992: 83.3M current LCU1993: 109.9M current LCU1994: 135.3M current LCU1995: 201.8M current LCU1996: 286.5M current LCU1997: 375.7M current LCU1998: 612.8M current LCU1999: 870.4M current LCU2000: 1.1B current LCU2001: 1.2B current LCU2002: 1.6B current LCU2003: 1.9B current LCU2004: 2.0B current LCU2005: 2.5B current LCU2006: 3.1B current LCU2007: 3.9B current LCU2008: 4.8B current LCU2009: 5.6B current LCU2010: 6.5B current LCU

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 6.50 billion current LCU for taxes on goods and services, gb in 2010. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 514.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, gb in Ghana peaked at 6.50 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million current LCU, in 1982.

Ghana ranks 36th of 50 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 14.99 million current LCU 2.62 million current LCU 39.58 million current LCU 8
1990s 279.94 million current LCU 50.37 million current LCU 870.39 million current LCU 10
2000s 2.77 billion current LCU 1.06 billion current LCU 5.59 billion current LCU 10
2010s 6.50 billion current LCU 6.50 billion current LCU 6.50 billion current LCU 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 33 Mauritius 36.32 billion current LCU compare
  2. 34 Ethiopia 10.20 billion current LCU compare
  3. 35 Tunisia 6.70 billion current LCU compare
  4. 37 Guinea-Bissau 6.02 billion current LCU compare
  5. 38 Namibia 5.66 billion current LCU compare
  6. 39 Botswana 5.30 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services, gb in Ghana?
Taxes on goods and services, gb in Ghana was 6.50 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest taxes on goods and services, gb recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 6.50 billion current LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, gb recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 2.62 million current LCU in 1982.
How does Ghana rank for taxes on goods and services, gb?
Ghana ranks 36th out of 50 countries with data for 2010.
Is taxes on goods and services, gb rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 514.6%. 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 Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,256 data points, 1965–2011
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Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.