Ghana vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Ghana
13.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sweden
9.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana rank
99th
Sweden rank
102nd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Sweden
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 13.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 9.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 4.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Ghana ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0149 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1434 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4976 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Ghana or Sweden?
- Ghana, at 13.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 9.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Sweden?
- 4.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sweden?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.