Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Ghana
Ghana: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 20,874 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Ghana is 20,874 million USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Ghana peaked at 23,876 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,612 million USD, in 2002.
That places Ghana 69th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,955 million USD | 1,612 million USD | 7,039 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,752 million USD | 7,244 million USD | 15,547 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,332 million USD | 17,278 million USD | 23,876 million USD | 5 |
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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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8285 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,698 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0699 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 14.31 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 10.45 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0957 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Ghana?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Ghana was 20,874 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 23,876 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,612 million USD in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. 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 US$. 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.