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

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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 Zambia HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 34.63%
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Zambia
30.3%
Ranked 29th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 2.15 billion
Ranked 79th.
3.17 trillion
Ranked 4th. 1478 times more than Ghana

Expense > % of GDP 35.2%
Ranked 24th. 55% more than Zambia
22.68%
Ranked 61st.

Expense > Current LCU 6.2 billion
Ranked 79th.
10.48 trillion
Ranked 5th. 1690 times more than Ghana

Goods and services expense > % of expense 12%
Ranked 48th.
31.89%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ghana

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 743.85 million
Ranked 80th.
3.34 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 4491 times more than Ghana

Interest payments > % of expense 10.95%
Ranked 16th. 58% more than Zambia
6.94%
Ranked 39th.

Interest payments > % of revenue 12.05%
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Zambia
7.2%
Ranked 34th.

Interest payments > Current LCU 679.18 million
Ranked 70th.
727.05 billion
Ranked 4th. 1070 times more than Ghana

Other expense > % of expense 12.23%
Ranked 17th. 80% more than Zambia
6.8%
Ranked 41st.

Other expense > Current LCU 758.63 million
Ranked 70th.
712.57 billion
Ranked 7th. 939 times more than Ghana

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 30.18%
Ranked 63th. 25% more than Zambia
24.07%
Ranked 74th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 1.87 billion
Ranked 78th.
2.52 trillion
Ranked 8th. 1348 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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