Ghana vs Upper middle income: Other expense
Ghana
15.4%
in 2022
Upper middle income
6.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
22nd
Other expense over time
- Ghana
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15.4% against 6.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 147 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 5.9% | 6.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 5.5% | 4.7% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 6.6% | 7.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Ghana or Upper middle income?
- Ghana, at 15.4% against 6.0% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in other expense between Ghana and Upper middle income?
- 9.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Upper middle income?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Upper middle income rank globally for other expense?
- Ghana ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Other 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
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.