Ghana vs Zambia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Ghana
496.69 current US$ per person
in 2023
Zambia
503.47 current US$ per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
142nd
Zambia rank
139th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Zambia
0200400600196019912023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 503.47 current US$ per person against 496.69 current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 6.78 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Ghana ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 139th of 206 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 33.08 current US$ per person 175.05 current US$ per person 141.97 current US$ per person Zambia
1970s 58.73 current US$ per person 191.37 current US$ per person 132.64 current US$ per person Zambia
1980s 54.32 current US$ per person 111.02 current US$ per person 56.7 current US$ per person Zambia
1990s 74.32 current US$ per person 92.14 current US$ per person 17.82 current US$ per person Zambia
2000s 128.37 current US$ per person 203.33 current US$ per person 74.96 current US$ per person Zambia
2010s 496.73 current US$ per person 511.49 current US$ per person 14.76 current US$ per person Zambia
2020s 486.03 current US$ per person 514.58 current US$ per person 28.56 current US$ per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Ghana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 503.47 current US$ per person against 496.69 current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Ghana and Zambia?
6.78 current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Ghana ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 139th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Zambia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us-per-capita/ghana/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-exports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us-per-capita/ghana/zambia/">Ghana vs Zambia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.