Ethiopia vs Ghana: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Ethiopia
17.05 billion current US$
in 2023
Ghana
16.39 billion current US$
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
88th
Ghana rank
90th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 17.05 billion current US$ against 16.39 billion current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 664.90 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 88th and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 120.18 million current US$ 322.32 million current US$ 202.14 million current US$ Ghana
1970s 285.59 million current US$ 639.13 million current US$ 353.54 million current US$ Ghana
1980s 700.03 million current US$ 925.67 million current US$ 225.64 million current US$ Ghana
1990s 933.29 million current US$ 2.39 billion current US$ 1.45 billion current US$ Ghana
2000s 3.41 billion current US$ 4.83 billion current US$ 1.42 billion current US$ Ghana
2010s 13.33 billion current US$ 12.45 billion current US$ 879.17 million current US$ Ethiopia
2020s 15.74 billion current US$ 16.70 billion current US$ 959.92 million current US$ Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ethiopia, at 17.05 billion current US$ against 16.39 billion current US$ in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Ethiopia and Ghana?
664.90 million current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Ethiopia ranks 88th and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.