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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Ghana & India

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  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Goods and services expense > % of expense: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Goods and services expense > Current LCU: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Other expense > % of expense: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Other expense > Current LCU: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
STAT Ghana India HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 34.63%
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than India
6.57%
Ranked 86th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 2.15 billion
Ranked 79th.
565.67 billion
Ranked 11th. 263 times more than Ghana

Expense > % of GDP 35.2%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than India
15.43%
Ranked 75th.

Expense > Current LCU 6.2 billion
Ranked 79th.
8.6 trillion
Ranked 7th. 1388 times more than Ghana

Goods and services expense > % of expense 12%
Ranked 48th. 11% more than India
10.83%
Ranked 59th.

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 743.85 million
Ranked 80th.
931.79 billion
Ranked 7th. 1253 times more than Ghana

Interest payments > % of expense 10.95%
Ranked 16th.
21.7%
Ranked 7th. 98% more than Ghana

Interest payments > % of revenue 12.05%
Ranked 12th.
23.35%
Ranked 6th. 94% more than Ghana

Interest payments > Current LCU 679.18 million
Ranked 70th.
1.87 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 2749 times more than Ghana

Other expense > % of expense 12.23%
Ranked 17th. 79% more than India
6.82%
Ranked 37th.

Other expense > Current LCU 758.63 million
Ranked 70th.
587.1 billion
Ranked 7th. 774 times more than Ghana

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 30.18%
Ranked 63th.
54.07%
Ranked 32nd. 79% more than Ghana

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 1.87 billion
Ranked 78th.
4.65 trillion
Ranked 5th. 2486 times more than Ghana

SOURCES: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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