Ghana vs Mexico: Goods and services expense

Ghana
5.7%
in 2022
Mexico
5.9%
in 2023
Ghana rank
143rd
Mexico rank
141st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Ghana
  • Mexico
5101520197219972023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 143rd and Mexico ranks 141st of 154 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 16.5% 7.3% 9.2% Ghana
2010s 8.6% 7.0% 1.7% Ghana
2020s 7.3% 6.3% 0.9% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Ghana or Mexico?
Mexico, at 5.9% against 5.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ghana and Mexico?
0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mexico?
14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Mexico rank globally for goods and services expense?
Ghana ranks 143rd and Mexico ranks 141st of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.