Import value index in Ghana
Ghana: Import value index was 113.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Ghana, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import value index in Ghana stood at 113.3 2015 = 100.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Ghana peaked at 131 2015 = 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 39.3 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 169th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.3 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 49.6 2015 = 100 | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 59.4 2015 = 100 | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 75.8 2015 = 100 | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 58.7 2015 = 100 | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 80.8 2015 = 100 | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 117.3 2015 = 100 | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 131 2015 = 100 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 130.4 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 108.5 2015 = 100 | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 93.9 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 97.5 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 99.1 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 92 2015 = 100 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 101.1 2015 = 100 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 108.5 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 104 2015 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 113.3 2015 = 100 | +8.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 113.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 113.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 136.5 2015 = 100, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.56 2015 = 100 | 39.3 2015 = 100 | 75.8 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 105.4 2015 = 100 | 80.8 2015 = 100 | 131 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.78 2015 = 100 | 92 2015 = 100 | 113.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 166 Namibia 115.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 167 Northern Mariana Islands 114.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 168 Japan 114.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 170 Mozambique 111.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 171 Niger 111.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 107.7 2015 = 100 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 import value index in Ghana?
- Import value index in Ghana was 113.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 131 2015 = 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for import value index?
- Ghana ranks 169th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.