Ghana vs Sweden: Goods and services expense

Ghana
5.7%
in 2022
Sweden
5.4%
in 2022
Ghana rank
143rd
Sweden rank
144th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Ghana
  • Sweden
5101520197219972022

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 5.7% against 5.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 144th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 14.9% 5.9% 9.0% Ghana
2010s 8.6% 5.8% 2.9% Ghana
2020s 7.3% 5.0% 2.3% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Ghana or Sweden?
Ghana, at 5.7% against 5.4% in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ghana and Sweden?
0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Sweden rank globally for goods and services expense?
Ghana ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 144th 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.