Ghana Public Consumption Expenditure

2006 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Ghana Public Consumption Expenditure

  • Ghana Public Consumption Expenditure was reported at 4.480 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.940 USD bn for Dec 2022.
  • Ghana Public Consumption Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 4.505 USD bn from Dec 2006 to 2023, with 18 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.366 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 1.813 USD bn in 2006.
  • Ghana Public Consumption Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Nominal GDP: Government Consumption Expenditure: USD: Annual.

CEIC converts annual Government Consumption Expenditure into USD. Ghana Statistical Service provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency, based on SNA 2008. The Bank of Ghana average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Government Consumption Expenditure prior to 2013 is based on SNA 1993.

View Ghana's Public Consumption Expenditure from 2006 to 2023 in the chart:

Ghana Public Consumption Expenditure

What was Ghana's Public Consumption Expenditure in 2023?

Ghana Public Consumption Expenditure was reported at 4.480 USD bn in Dec 2023. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4,480.439 2023 4,940.332 2022 1,813.241 2006 6,366.453 2021 USD mn yearly 2006 - 2023

Public Consumption Expenditure by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 874.895 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 40,612.483 2023 yearly 1957 - 2023
Argentina (USD mn) 24,960.456 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 798.747 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2024
Australia (USD mn) 104,894.689 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2024
Austria (USD mn) 28,384.931 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 3,181.118 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 6,209.792 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) 25,516.190 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
Belarus (USD mn) 3,775.058 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 40,197.279 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 2,212.553 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 1,398.190 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 1,532.598 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Brazil (USD mn) 96,511.389 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 810.787 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 5,312.281 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 2,368.114 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Canada (USD mn) 123,338.385 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2024
Chile (USD mn) 11,968.765 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 2,939,579.607 2023 yearly 1957 - 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 15,003.411 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 5,217.639 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (USD mn) 1,777.957 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 17,292.647 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 24,667.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 4,178.943 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 5,212.573 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 2,154.706 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
European Union (USD mn) 1,031,876.530 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Finland (USD mn) 19,650.362 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
France (USD mn) 196,260.985 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 1,073.012 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Germany (USD mn) 262,049.454 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 4,480.439 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Greece (USD mn) 12,048.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 12,951.057 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 11,547.677 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 2,086.570 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
India (USD mn) 92,760.617 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 25,736.868 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Iran (USD mn) 141,523.711 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 15,616.877 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Israel (USD mn) 33,059.540 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Italy (USD mn) 109,164.836 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 8,119.050 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 210,851.905 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 9,336.983 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 8,071.922 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 13,918.450 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
South Korea (USD mn) 81,267.571 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 352.433 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 38,081.587 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 519.121 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Laos (USD mn) 2,223.127 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (USD mn) 2,203.957 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 9,947.806 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Lithuania (USD mn) 3,874.414 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 4,400.120 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,425.790 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 681.293 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 1,066.186 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (USD mn) 12,625.554 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Malta (USD mn) 1,040.130 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 546.246 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 54,735.591 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 719.388 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 864.257 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 333.486 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 6,982.644 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,600.987 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Nepal (USD mn) 2,698.558 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 79,527.277 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 13,802.218 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 3,241.642 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Norway (USD mn) 28,009.820 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2024
Oman (USD mn) 20,179.194 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 32,668.375 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 650.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Panama (USD mn) 10,154.666 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Paraguay (USD mn) 1,335.529 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Peru (USD mn) 9,490.578 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 16,528.075 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2024
Poland (USD mn) 43,963.706 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 13,193.671 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 7,808.533 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (USD mn) 16,367.393 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Russia (USD mn) 96,949.653 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 64,500.904 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 3,932.133 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 13,483.508 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 7,198.972 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 3,818.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 19,820.372 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Spain (USD mn) 85,918.647 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 1,887.265 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 17,686.973 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Sweden (USD mn) 39,811.247 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 27,996.937 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Syria (USD mn) 866.719 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022

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Ghana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -305.529 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 776.284 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.9 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 72.3 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) 408.854 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) 1,296.452 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) 349.498 2029 yearly 1982 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.394 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 542.1 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,842.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 19.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 103,616.725 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 11,448.519 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 382.361 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,300.0 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.3 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 158,976.676 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 83,941.840 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 57.461 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 1985 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 73.849 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1995 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 183.887 Aug 2024 monthly May 1995 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 292.234 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1986 - Aug 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 142.693 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 97.296 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 101.215 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 84.815 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -4.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 998.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 5.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 380.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -308.059 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -9.3 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 13.739 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 27,908.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.5 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.128 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -23,941.736 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Assets (USD mn) 138.453 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Mar 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Liabilit... (USD mn) 111.654 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Mar 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 26.798 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Mar 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -63.908 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Mar 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 24.3 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Aug 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,397.674 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,768.702 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 14,509.715 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 44.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.820 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) 1,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 16,798.963 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 38.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 17,262.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1967 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -3.5 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Jul 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,796.138 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 28.50 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 9.91 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (%) 14.4 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2013 - Aug 2024

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