Ghana — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2025 · 71 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The government consumption reading for Ghana was 4.34% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 4.8% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.46 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 6.58% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2011–2025

PeriodValue
20254.34 % of GDP
20244.8 % of GDP
20235.47 % of GDP
20226.62 % of GDP
20217.96 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2011
20207.79 % of GDP
20197 % of GDP
20187.07 % of GDP
20176.92 % of GDP
20167.84 % of GDP
20157.64 % of GDP
20148.22 % of GDP
20138.73 % of GDP
201213.7 % of GDP
201116.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.