Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre was 483,534 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 483,534 current LCU per square kilometre for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% on the previous year and up 728.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 483,534 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.54 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 106th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.54 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 140.39 current LCU per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1992 | 132.65 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 223.76 current LCU per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 2001 | 2,877 current LCU per square kilometre | +1185.6% |
| 2002 | 3,756 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 5,372 current LCU per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 7,637 current LCU per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 9,114 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 10,528 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 14,122 current LCU per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 18,430 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 20,286 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 27,091 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 39,080 current LCU per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2012 | 50,868 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 58,381 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 78,472 current LCU per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 94,292 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 106,722 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 133,709 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 166,055 current LCU per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 187,993 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 195,349 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 248,461 current LCU per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 332,032 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 483,534 current LCU per square kilometre | +45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148.34 current LCU per square kilometre | 96.54 current LCU per square kilometre | 223.76 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,236 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,877 current LCU per square kilometre | 20,286 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 94,266 current LCU per square kilometre | 27,091 current LCU per square kilometre | 187,993 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,844 current LCU per square kilometre | 195,349 current LCU per square kilometre | 483,534 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 103 Lesotho 517,740 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 104 Slovakia 498,885 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 105 Bahrain 484,613 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 107 Greece 461,753 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 108 Spain 449,622 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 109 New Zealand 444,951 current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Ghana was 483,534 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 483,534 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.54 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 728.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.