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
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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About this data
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.