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

China
2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana
2.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
105th
Ghana rank
107th

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

  • China
  • Ghana
0123198020022025

How they compare

China currently reports 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

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

China ranks 105th and Ghana ranks 107th of 195 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6085 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6069 current LCU per US$ of GDP China
1990s 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0361 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9683 current LCU per US$ of GDP China
2000s 1.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2472 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP China
2010s 1.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6733 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP China
2020s 2.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0846 current LCU per US$ of GDP China

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, China or Ghana?
China, at 2.41 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 China and Ghana?
0.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ghana?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do China and Ghana rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 105th 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.