Ghana vs Iran: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ghana
- Iran
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 58.0% against 57.5% in Iran, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Iran ahead.
Ghana ranks 127th and Iran ranks 128th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.6% | 82.4% | 8.8% | Iran |
| 1970s | 63.5% | 81.7% | 18.2% | Iran |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 73.5% | 8.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 66.2% | 1.9% | Iran |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 66.4% | 9.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 58.4% | 1.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Ghana or Iran?
- Ghana, at 58.0% against 57.5% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Ghana and Iran?
- 0.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iran?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Iran rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Ghana ranks 127th and Iran ranks 128th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.