Which has higher goods and services expense, Ghana or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ghana and North Macedonia?

0.1%, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North Macedonia?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

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.

Ghana vs North Macedonia: Goods and services expense

Ghana

5.7%

in 2022

North Macedonia

5.8%

in 2023

Ghana rank

143rd

North Macedonia rank

142nd

Goods and services expense over time

Ghana
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Ghana ranks 143rd and North Macedonia ranks 142nd of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.4%	21.8%	6.3%	North Macedonia
2010s	8.6%	9.0%	0.3%	North Macedonia
2020s	7.3%	6.1%	1.2%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Ghana or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ghana and North Macedonia?: 0.1%, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North Macedonia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Ghana and North Macedonia rank globally for goods and services expense?: Ghana ranks 143rd and North Macedonia ranks 142nd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.