Belgium vs Ghana: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Belgium
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 8.45 billion current LCU against 6.97 billion current LCU in Belgium, a difference of 1.48 billion current LCU.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 111th and Ghana ranks 109th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.24 billion current LCU | 537.01 million current LCU | 2.71 billion current LCU | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.34 billion current LCU | 2.63 billion current LCU | 1.71 billion current LCU | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.87 billion current LCU | 7.74 billion current LCU | 1.87 billion current LCU | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Belgium or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 8.45 billion current LCU against 6.97 billion current LCU in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Belgium and Ghana?
- 1.48 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ghana?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ghana rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Belgium ranks 111th and Ghana ranks 109th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.