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Ghana - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.48

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

0.48 (2025)

Global rank

##140 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1960

0.28×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#15119601970198019902000201020202025#42#1402023 overtook Malta2025 overtook Ethiopia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Ghana climbed from #42 to #140 (overtook Malta). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ghana ↓

Key Events — Ghana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1970
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Malta in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Ethiopia in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020250.261.061.862.66
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