Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Ghana
Ghana: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products was 96.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 96.1% for bound rate, simple mean, primary products in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Ghana peaked at 96.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2018.
That places Ghana 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.6% | 96.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 96.1% | 96.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 97.8% compare
- 15 Barbados 97.2% compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 96.5% compare
- 18 Kenya 96.0% compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 94.7% compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 94.0% compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 56.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Ghana?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Ghana was 96.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).