Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 0.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
up 26.4%
World rank
172nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.7% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Ghana peaked at 1.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
That places Ghana 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -38.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +101.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +67.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -63.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +26.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 26% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More public sector data for Ghana
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Ghana?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Ghana was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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