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Ghana — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1962–2031 · 70 observations

About this series

General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Ghana, the general government expenditure reading stood at 17% of GDP in 2025. Against 22% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −4.97 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2018–2031

PeriodValue
203119.2 % of GDP
203019.2 % of GDP
202918.8 % of GDP
202818.7 % of GDP
202718.6 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2018
202619 % of GDP
202517 % of GDP
202422 % of GDP
202318.5 % of GDP
202227.5 % of GDP
202127.2 % of GDP
202031.5 % of GDP
201922.5 % of GDP
201820.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.