Botswana vs Ghana: Changes in inventories

Botswana
2.51 billion current LCU
in 2025
Ghana
1.87 billion current LCU
in 2024
Botswana rank
79th
Ghana rank
81st

Changes in inventories over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B196519952025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.51 billion current LCU against 1.87 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 634.91 million current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 81st of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 4.53 million current LCU 2,933 current LCU 4.53 million current LCU Botswana
1970s 23.73 million current LCU 3,420 current LCU 23.72 million current LCU Botswana
1980s -18.48 million current LCU 19,920 current LCU 18.50 million current LCU Ghana
1990s 220.22 million current LCU 4.07 million current LCU 216.15 million current LCU Botswana
2000s 1.61 billion current LCU 39.85 million current LCU 1.58 billion current LCU Botswana
2010s 1.92 billion current LCU 1.20 billion current LCU 718.22 million current LCU Botswana
2020s 9.86 billion current LCU 1.77 billion current LCU 8.09 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Botswana or Ghana?
Botswana, at 2.51 billion current LCU against 1.87 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Botswana and Ghana?
634.91 million current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for changes in inventories?
Botswana ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 81st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.