Ghana vs India: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Ghana
36.6%
in 2023
India
37.8%
in 2023
Ghana rank
41st
India rank
38th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Ghana
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 37.8% against 36.6% in Ghana, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Ghana ranks 41st and India ranks 38th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
1960s 4.7% 11.7% 7.0% India
1970s 9.5% 23.0% 13.5% India
1980s 10.5% 20.8% 10.3% India
1990s 11.8% 20.0% 8.2% India
2000s 21.6% 29.5% 7.9% India
2010s 36.6% 40.5% 3.9% India
2020s 38.8% 40.3% 1.5% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Ghana or India?
India, at 37.8% against 36.6% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Ghana and India?
1.2%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Ghana ranks 41st and India ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.