Botswana vs Ghana: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.5559 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ghana
0.5497 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Botswana rank
86th
Ghana rank
87th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.5559 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5497 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0062 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 87th of 157 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0273 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0023 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.025 current LCU per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.3437 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0653 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2784 current LCU per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.4285 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1577 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2709 current LCU per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.5566 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3849 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1717 current LCU per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Ghana?
Botswana, at 0.5559 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5497 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Ghana?
0.0062 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 87th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.