Ghana vs Zambia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Ghana
0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana rank
98th
Zambia rank
96th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0583 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.012 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1068 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0948 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0746 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3254 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2311 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4924 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2613 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9602 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3402 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.8868 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Zambia?
- 0.0583 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 96th 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.