Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 143rd and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.5% | 1.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Ghana ranks 143rd and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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
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.