Ghana vs Guatemala: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Ghana
7,585 current LCU per person
in 2025
Guatemala
7,466 current LCU per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
162nd
Guatemala rank
163rd

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k198020022025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 7,585 current LCU per person against 7,466 current LCU per person in Guatemala, a difference of 119 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 162nd and Guatemala ranks 163rd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guatemala Difference Ahead
1980s 0.585 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 0.585 current LCU per person Ghana
1990s 13.85 current LCU per person 571.66 current LCU per person 557.81 current LCU per person Guatemala
2000s 158.53 current LCU per person 2,276 current LCU per person 2,118 current LCU per person Guatemala
2010s 1,299 current LCU per person 3,896 current LCU per person 2,597 current LCU per person Guatemala
2020s 5,534 current LCU per person 6,079 current LCU per person 544.34 current LCU per person Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Ghana or Guatemala?
Ghana, at 7,585 current LCU per person against 7,466 current LCU per person in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Ghana and Guatemala?
119 current LCU per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guatemala?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Guatemala rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Ghana ranks 162nd and Guatemala ranks 163rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.