Botswana vs Ghana: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.7708 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana
0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
101st
Ghana rank
98th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7708 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0577 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Botswana ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 98th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.1182 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.118 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.2236 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.012 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2116 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3932 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0746 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3187 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3853 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2311 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1542 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.6545 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7708 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Ghana?
- 0.0577 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 98th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (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
Taxes less subsidies on products (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.