Brazil vs Ghana: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Brazil
2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana
2.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
104th
Ghana rank
107th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
0123198020022025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.

Brazil ranks 104th and Ghana ranks 107th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current LCU per US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0361 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0361 current LCU per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.8939 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2472 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6467 current LCU per US$ of GDP Brazil
2010s 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6733 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5073 current LCU per US$ of GDP Brazil
2020s 2.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.152 current LCU per US$ of GDP Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Brazil or Ghana?
Brazil, at 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Brazil and Ghana?
0.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Brazil ranks 104th and Ghana ranks 107th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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