Ghana vs Japan: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Ghana
0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
98th
Japan rank
97th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0455 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Japan ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6046 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6044 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.012 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.082 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0746 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2389 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1644 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2311 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4691 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2379 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5783 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1318 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
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, Ghana or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Japan?
- 0.0455 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Japan ranks 97th 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.