Grants and other revenue in Ghana
Ghana: Grants and other revenue was 19.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grants and other revenue in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, grants and other revenue in Ghana stood at 19.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grants and other revenue in Ghana peaked at 32.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1992.
Ghana ranks 75th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Grants and other revenue in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.4% | — |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +239.6% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -44.9% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 17.2% | 32.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 19.9% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.1% | 21.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More public sector data for Ghana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 7.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 268.74 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grants and other revenue in Ghana?
- Grants and other revenue in Ghana was 19.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest grants and other revenue recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest grants and other revenue recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for grants and other revenue?
- Ghana ranks 75th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grants and other revenue rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Grants and other revenue (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.