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
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
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.