Central government expense in Ghana
Central government expense in Ghana was equal to 22.7% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2012.
Ghana, 2022
22.7%
Change from 2021
+1.9percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in Ghana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.7% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9 percentage points from 20.8% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 26.9%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 28.5%.