Botswana vs Ghana: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
12.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana
11.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
101st
Ghana rank
103rd
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 12.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 11.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 103rd of 205 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7401 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.114 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 5.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 8.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 11.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 12.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 11.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Ghana?
- 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 103rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.