Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Ghana
Ghana: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 127.3 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Ghana, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 127.3 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Ghana peaked at 131.1 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9 2015 = 100, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 104th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.9 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 9.3 2015 = 100 | -33.1% |
| 1982 | 7.9 2015 = 100 | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 17.8 2015 = 100 | +125.3% |
| 1984 | 33 2015 = 100 | +85.4% |
| 1985 | 39.5 2015 = 100 | +19.7% |
| 1986 | 63.3 2015 = 100 | +60.3% |
| 1987 | 62 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 58.7 2015 = 100 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 57.4 2015 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 64.6 2015 = 100 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 65.3 2015 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 67.2 2015 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 67.2 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.5 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 69.2 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 69.2 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.9 2015 = 100 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 62.6 2015 = 100 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 62 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 65.9 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 63.5 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 63.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.3 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 73.3 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 80.8 2015 = 100 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 87.8 2015 = 100 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 94.6 2015 = 100 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 111.1 2015 = 100 | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 98.1 2015 = 100 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 105 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 119 2015 = 100 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 116.8 2015 = 100 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 114.7 2015 = 100 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 113.8 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 101.7 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 105.2 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 103.8 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 117.3 2015 = 100 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 131.1 2015 = 100 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 126.4 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 124.9 2015 = 100 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 127.3 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 127.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.8 2015 = 100, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 127.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 126.4 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +125.3% | 7.9 2015 = 100 | 17.8 2015 = 100 |
| 1984 | +85.4% | 17.8 2015 = 100 | 33 2015 = 100 |
| 1986 | +60.3% | 39.5 2015 = 100 | 63.3 2015 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.28 2015 = 100 | 7.9 2015 = 100 | 63.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.17 2015 = 100 | 62 2015 = 100 | 69.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.69 2015 = 100 | 63.5 2015 = 100 | 111.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.84 2015 = 100 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | 119 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.02 2015 = 100 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | 131.1 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 101 Solomon Islands 127.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 102 El Salvador 127.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 127.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 104 Cote d'Ivoire 127.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 106 Congo 127.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 106 Moldova 127.1 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in Ghana?
- Import unit value index in Ghana was 127.3 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 131.1 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 2015 = 100 in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for import unit value index?
- Ghana ranks 104th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.