Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana is 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
That places Ghana 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 0.073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0759 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 74 Senegal 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Gabon 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 New Caledonia 0.127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Bermuda 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Guinea 0.1258 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 North Macedonia 0.1208 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.