Egypt vs Ghana: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Egypt
20.27
in 2031
Ghana
19.17
in 2031
Egypt rank
20th
Ghana rank
21st
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Ghana
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 20.27 against 19.17 in Ghana, a difference of 1.1.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 21st of 26 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.25 | 11.11 | 15.15 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 30.69 | 13.95 | 16.73 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 30.62 | 20.25 | 10.37 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 24.66 | 21.9 | 2.77 | Egypt |
| 2030s | 20.6 | 19.2 | 1.4 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, general government, percent of gdp, Egypt or Ghana?
- Egypt, at 20.27 against 19.17 in Ghana as of 2031.
- What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Egypt and Ghana?
- 1.1, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2031.
- How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 21st of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.