Ghana - General government final consumption expenditure

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Ghana was $5,486,771,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,517,857,000 in 2013 and $121,863,100 in 1960.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $121,863,100
1961 $141,473,200
1962 $142,874,000
1963 $175,090,600
1964 $203,105,100
1965 $296,953,700
1966 $277,343,600
1967 $261,381,100
1968 $279,452,600
1969 $279,452,600
1970 $284,355,300
1971 $313,257,200
1972 $266,381,500
1973 $269,014,100
1974 $353,416,200
1975 $365,957,400
1976 $338,559,300
1977 $402,571,400
1978 $413,787,100
1979 $413,532,800
1980 $496,265,600
1981 $371,162,800
1982 $261,578,000
1983 $237,808,600
1984 $320,303,300
1985 $423,335,800
1986 $633,875,300
1987 $539,673,500
1988 $504,605,900
1989 $517,026,100
1990 $548,372,200
1991 $625,559,800
1992 $776,567,500
1993 $862,086,300
1994 $747,175,700
1995 $780,567,200
1996 $835,229,400
1997 $851,464,800
1998 $772,347,300
1999 $837,036,400
2000 $506,854,100
2001 $516,734,900
2002 $608,787,600
2003 $880,260,900
2004 $1,081,112,000
2005 $1,644,813,000
2006 $1,813,255,000
2007 $2,116,559,000
2008 $2,504,127,000
2009 $1,972,947,000
2010 $2,276,186,000
2011 $5,424,064,000
2012 $4,855,258,000
2013 $5,517,857,000
2014 $4,529,333,000
2015 $3,794,667,000
2016 $4,429,709,000
2017 $4,202,503,000
2018 $4,781,466,000
2019 $4,813,152,000
2020 $5,486,771,000

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

The value for General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Ghana was 30,702,330,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,702,330,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,700 in 1960.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 8,700
1961 10,100
1962 10,200
1963 12,500
1964 14,500
1965 21,200
1966 19,800
1967 22,500
1968 28,500
1969 28,500
1970 29,000
1971 32,400
1972 35,500
1973 38,200
1974 56,900
1975 68,800
1976 79,900
1977 140,900
1978 237,100
1979 290,300
1980 478,400
1981 638,400
1982 560,300
1983 1,078,700
1984 1,964,100
1985 3,224,100
1986 5,659,600
1987 7,933,200
1988 10,205,000
1989 13,952,200
1990 17,885,500
1991 23,020,600
1992 33,936,000
1993 55,949,400
1994 71,430,000
1995 93,590,000
1996 136,560,000
1997 174,380,000
1998 178,566,700
1999 223,153,900
2000 276,184,800
2001 370,137,200
2002 482,403,300
2003 763,010,200
2004 972,460,500
2005 1,488,884,000
2006 1,659,309,000
2007 1,973,903,000
2008 2,635,092,000
2009 2,771,991,000
2010 3,254,946,000
2011 8,247,832,000
2012 8,860,361,000
2013 10,933,080,000
2014 13,119,670,000
2015 14,095,670,000
2016 17,319,270,000
2017 18,282,990,000
2018 21,924,460,000
2019 25,112,140,000
2020 30,702,330,000

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$) in Ghana was 4,243,218,000 as of 2020. Over the past 14 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,134,557,000 in 2011 and 2,408,127,000 in 2006.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
2006 2,408,127,000
2007 2,412,371,000
2008 2,719,477,000
2009 2,428,946,000
2010 2,852,134,000
2011 5,134,557,000
2012 4,592,460,000
2013 3,852,615,000
2014 4,147,297,000
2015 3,794,667,000
2016 4,027,068,000
2017 3,591,235,000
2018 3,657,001,000
2019 3,853,860,000
2020 4,243,218,000

General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth)

The value for General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) in Ghana was 10.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.03 in 2011 and a minimum value of -16.11 in 2013.

Definition: Annual percentage growth of general government final consumption expenditure based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. General government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2007 0.18
2008 12.73
2009 -10.68
2010 17.42
2011 80.03
2012 -10.56
2013 -16.11
2014 7.65
2015 -8.50
2016 6.12
2017 -10.82
2018 1.83
2019 5.38
2020 10.10

General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)

The value for General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Ghana was 12,041,550,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,571,020,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 6,833,864,000 in 2006.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2006 6,833,864,000
2007 6,845,908,000
2008 7,717,422,000
2009 6,892,945,000
2010 8,093,881,000
2011 14,571,020,000
2012 13,032,640,000
2013 10,933,080,000
2014 11,769,340,000
2015 10,768,630,000
2016 11,428,150,000
2017 10,191,330,000
2018 10,377,960,000
2019 10,936,610,000
2020 12,041,550,000

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Ghana was 8.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.76 in 1968, while its lowest value was 5.86 in 1983.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.01
1961 10.86
1962 10.33
1963 11.36
1964 11.73
1965 14.46
1966 13.04
1967 14.96
1968 16.76
1969 14.24
1970 12.84
1971 12.96
1972 12.61
1973 10.91
1974 12.21
1975 13.02
1976 12.24
1977 12.62
1978 11.30
1979 10.29
1980 11.16
1981 8.79
1982 6.48
1983 5.86
1984 7.26
1985 9.40
1986 11.07
1987 10.63
1988 9.71
1989 9.84
1990 9.31
1991 9.48
1992 12.11
1993 14.45
1994 13.72
1995 12.07
1996 12.04
1997 12.36
1998 10.32
1999 10.84
2000 10.17
2001 9.72
2002 9.87
2003 11.53
2004 12.17
2005 15.31
2006 8.87
2007 8.52
2008 8.73
2009 7.57
2010 7.07
2011 13.79
2012 11.76
2013 8.78
2014 8.27
2015 7.68
2016 7.89
2017 6.96
2018 7.10
2019 7.04
2020 8.01

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts