Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 20,186 million USD against 17,829 million USD in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2,357 million USD.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,208 million USD | 9,597 million USD | 5,388 million USD | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9,268 million USD | 15,033 million USD | 5,765 million USD | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18,090 million USD | 18,022 million USD | 68.53 million USD | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 20,186 million USD against 17,829 million USD in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 2,357 million USD, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Ghana ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.