Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Cote d'Ivoire
13.1%
in 2023
Ghana
12.6%
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
151st
Ghana rank
154th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 13.1% against 12.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 151st and Ghana ranks 154th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 5.5% | 9.8% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 8.6% | 14.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 12.4% | 13.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 11.8% | 3.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 11.4% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 0.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 13.1% against 12.6% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 0.5%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 151st and Ghana ranks 154th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.