Ghana vs Iran: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate (current)
Ghana
29.05 % change on previous year
in 2024
Iran
32.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
13th
Iran rank
11th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate (current) over time
- Ghana
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 32.23 % change on previous year against 29.05 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 3.18 % change on previous year.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 13th and Iran ranks 11th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.28 % change on previous year | 9.67 % change on previous year | 0.3949 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1970s | 18.04 % change on previous year | 29.72 % change on previous year | 11.68 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1980s | 40.83 % change on previous year | 11.69 % change on previous year | 29.14 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 32.28 % change on previous year | 32.29 % change on previous year | 0.0069 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2000s | 33.75 % change on previous year | 24.4 % change on previous year | 9.35 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 24.88 % change on previous year | 22.45 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 26.55 % change on previous year | 50.11 % change on previous year | 23.56 % change on previous year | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, Ghana or Iran?
- Iran, at 32.23 % change on previous year against 29.05 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between Ghana and Iran?
- 3.18 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iran?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Iran rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 13th and Iran ranks 11th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.