Ghana vs Liberia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Ghana
497.71 current US$ per person
in 2025
Liberia
435.16 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
166th
Liberia rank
169th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 497.71 current US$ per person against 435.16 current US$ per person in Liberia, a difference of 62.55 current US$ per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Ghana ranks 166th and Liberia ranks 169th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 45.99 current US$ per person 84.23 current US$ per person 38.24 current US$ per person Liberia
1970s 66.86 current US$ per person 185.01 current US$ per person 118.15 current US$ per person Liberia
1980s 74.75 current US$ per person 180.2 current US$ per person 105.46 current US$ per person Liberia
1990s 123.27 current US$ per person 212.74 current US$ per person 89.47 current US$ per person Liberia
2000s 239.54 current US$ per person 123.9 current US$ per person 115.63 current US$ per person Ghana
2010s 505.19 current US$ per person 264.32 current US$ per person 240.87 current US$ per person Ghana
2020s 434.89 current US$ per person 321.23 current US$ per person 113.66 current US$ per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Ghana or Liberia?
Ghana, at 497.71 current US$ per person against 435.16 current US$ per person in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Ghana and Liberia?
62.55 current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Liberia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Ghana ranks 166th and Liberia ranks 169th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.