Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 194,603 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Ghana is 194,603 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of 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), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 194,603 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.52 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Ghana 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.52 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 60.59 current LCU per square kilometre | +92.2% |
| 1992 | 56.6 current LCU per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 97.95 current LCU per square kilometre | +73.0% |
| 2001 | 619.36 current LCU per square kilometre | +532.3% |
| 2002 | 948.77 current LCU per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2003 | 2,416 current LCU per square kilometre | +154.6% |
| 2004 | 3,828 current LCU per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 2005 | 4,628 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 5,254 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 6,806 current LCU per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 8,191 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 8,774 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 10,709 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 15,597 current LCU per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2012 | 18,511 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 21,240 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 28,278 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 43,627 current LCU per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2016 | 53,754 current LCU per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 58,648 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 66,056 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 75,381 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 78,197 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 108,703 current LCU per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 137,966 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 194,603 current LCU per square kilometre | +41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.66 current LCU per square kilometre | 31.52 current LCU per square kilometre | 97.95 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,607 current LCU per square kilometre | 619.36 current LCU per square kilometre | 8,774 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 39,180 current LCU per square kilometre | 10,709 current LCU per square kilometre | 75,381 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,867 current LCU per square kilometre | 78,197 current LCU per square kilometre | 194,603 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 106 Bhutan 257,886 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 107 Croatia 253,172 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 108 Spain 235,649 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 110 Malaysia 189,772 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 111 El Salvador 175,106 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 166,552 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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Ghana was 194,603 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 194,603 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.52 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services 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
Taxes on goods and services (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.