International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Ghana
Ghana: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 105.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ghana, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ghana is 105.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 68.0% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ghana peaked at 792.00 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Ghana ranks 130th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.00 million current US$ | -81.0% |
| 1997 | 4.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85.00 million current US$ | +2025.0% |
| 1999 | 91.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 100.00 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 105.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 119.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 138.00 million current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 186.00 million current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 303.00 million current US$ | +62.9% |
| 2006 | 345.00 million current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 558.00 million current US$ | +61.7% |
| 2008 | 542.00 million current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 684.00 million current US$ | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 574.00 million current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 464.00 million current US$ | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 464.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 473.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 458.00 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 737.00 million current US$ | +60.9% |
| 2016 | 792.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 693.00 million current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 450.00 million current US$ | -35.1% |
| 2019 | 328.00 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 105.00 million current US$ | -68.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 105.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 105.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.25 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2025.0% | 4.00 million current US$ | 85.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.00 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 91.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 308.00 million current US$ | 100.00 million current US$ | 684.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 543.30 million current US$ | 328.00 million current US$ | 792.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.00 million current US$ | 105.00 million current US$ | 105.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ghana?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ghana was 105.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 792.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Ghana ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.