General government final consumption expenditure rose 40.7% to USD 7,720 bil in Ghana in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure in Ghana reached an all time high of USD 7,720 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 122 bil in 1960. When compared to Ghana's main peers, general government final consumption expenditure in Benin amounted to USD 1,779 bil, USD 6,986 bil in Ivory Coast and USD 1,114 bil in Togo in 2021.
Ghana has been ranked 82nd within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Benin | USD bil | 1,300 | 1,215 | 1,331 | 1,485 | 1,488 | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | USD bil | 1,887 | 2,118 | 2,502 | 2,927 | 3,275 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Ghana | USD bil | 3,795 | 4,430 | 4,203 | 4,781 | 4,813 | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | USD bil | 1,715 | 1,451 | 1,577 | 1,836 | 2,071 | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | USD bil | 4,005 | 4,565 | 5,244 | 5,941 | 5,920 | ||||||||||||||||
Liberia | USD bil | 536 | 523 | 532 | 542 | 604 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Mali | USD bil | 2,145 | 2,278 | 2,487 | 2,710 | 2,720 | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | USD bil | 1,598 | 1,588 | 1,729 | 1,948 | 2,018 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | USD bil | 29,262 | 21,787 | 16,545 | 23,636 | 24,969 | ||||||||||||||||
Togo | USD bil | 752 | 834 | 822 | 1,062 | 990 |