Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Ghana
Ghana: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 302,076 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Ghana stood at 302,076 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 758.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Ghana peaked at 302,076 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,200 million SLC, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 83rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,200 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 1,278 million SLC | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1,880 million SLC | +47.1% |
| 2004 | 2,603 million SLC | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 3,070 million SLC | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 4,057 million SLC | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 5,662 million SLC | +39.6% |
| 2008 | 7,407 million SLC | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 8,869 million SLC | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 12,491 million SLC | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 15,278 million SLC | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 18,258 million SLC | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 20,604 million SLC | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 35,179 million SLC | +70.7% |
| 2015 | 26,907 million SLC | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 40,930 million SLC | +52.1% |
| 2017 | 39,660 million SLC | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 63,336 million SLC | +59.7% |
| 2019 | 81,116 million SLC | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 96,681 million SLC | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 107,618 million SLC | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 197,508 million SLC | +83.5% |
| 2023 | 232,480 million SLC | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 302,076 million SLC | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,003 million SLC | 1,200 million SLC | 8,869 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 35,376 million SLC | 12,491 million SLC | 81,116 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,273 million SLC | 96,681 million SLC | 302,076 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 80 North Macedonia 347,489 million SLC compare
- 81 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 338,371 million SLC compare
- 82 Central African Republic 320,097 million SLC compare
- 84 Afghanistan 295,000 million SLC compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 262,018 million SLC compare
- 86 Honduras 234,796 million SLC compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 34.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4287 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,396 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 17,535 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Ghana?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Ghana was 302,076 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 302,076 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 758.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.