Ghana vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.9768 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sweden
0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana rank
124th
Sweden rank
122nd

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9768 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
1970s 0.9965 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
1980s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9957 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9652 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.943 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2314 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9669 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1092 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ghana or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9768 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Sweden?
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden 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 us$), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.