Ghana vs Guatemala: Gross national expenditure

Ghana
1.16 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Guatemala
1.09 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Ghana rank
96th
Guatemala rank
98th

Gross national expenditure over time

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  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.16 trillion current LCU against 1.09 trillion current LCU in Guatemala, a difference of 62.41 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Ghana ranks 96th and Guatemala ranks 98th of 185 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 139,050 current LCU 1.35 billion current LCU 1.35 billion current LCU Guatemala
1970s 349,050 current LCU 2.59 billion current LCU 2.59 billion current LCU Guatemala
1980s 76.55 million current LCU 17.01 billion current LCU 16.94 billion current LCU Guatemala
1990s 995.34 million current LCU 87.84 billion current LCU 86.85 billion current LCU Guatemala
2000s 16.87 billion current LCU 242.26 billion current LCU 225.39 billion current LCU Guatemala
2010s 188.83 billion current LCU 509.73 billion current LCU 320.90 billion current LCU Guatemala
2020s 709.84 billion current LCU 846.31 billion current LCU 136.47 billion current LCU Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Ghana or Guatemala?
Ghana, at 1.16 trillion current LCU against 1.09 trillion current LCU in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Ghana and Guatemala?
62.41 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guatemala?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Guatemala rank globally for gross national expenditure?
Ghana ranks 96th and Guatemala ranks 98th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.