Benin vs Ghana: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Benin
0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ghana
0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Benin rank
160th
Ghana rank
157th

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

  • Benin
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Benin ranks 160th and Ghana ranks 157th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0931 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
1970s 0.2464 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3581 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2441 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Benin or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Benin and Ghana?
0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Benin ranks 160th and Ghana ranks 157th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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