Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled was 44.28 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 44.28 billion current LCU for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 41.1% on the previous year and up 816.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 44.28 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.17 million current LCU, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 92nd 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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.17 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 13.79 million current LCU | +92.2% |
| 1992 | 12.88 million current LCU | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 22.29 million current LCU | +73.0% |
| 2001 | 140.93 million current LCU | +532.3% |
| 2002 | 215.88 million current LCU | +53.2% |
| 2003 | 549.68 million current LCU | +154.6% |
| 2004 | 871.09 million current LCU | +58.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 billion current LCU | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 1.20 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 1.55 billion current LCU | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 1.86 billion current LCU | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 2.00 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.44 billion current LCU | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 3.55 billion current LCU | +45.6% |
| 2012 | 4.21 billion current LCU | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 4.83 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 6.43 billion current LCU | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 9.93 billion current LCU | +54.3% |
| 2016 | 12.23 billion current LCU | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 13.34 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 15.03 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 17.15 billion current LCU | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 17.79 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 24.73 billion current LCU | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 31.39 billion current LCU | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 44.28 billion current LCU | +41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.03 million current LCU | 7.17 million current LCU | 22.29 million current LCU | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.05 billion current LCU | 140.93 million current LCU | 2.00 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.91 billion current LCU | 2.44 billion current LCU | 17.15 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.55 billion current LCU | 17.79 billion current LCU | 44.28 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 89 Afghanistan 53.19 billion current LCU compare
- 90 Zambia 53.08 billion current LCU compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 44.37 billion current LCU compare
- 93 Switzerland 43.17 billion current LCU compare
- 94 Republic of Moldova 41.88 billion current LCU compare
- 95 New Zealand 39.13 billion current LCU 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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Ghana?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled in Ghana was 44.28 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 44.28 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 816.2%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.