International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ghana
Ghana: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 110.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Ghana is 110.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 92.3% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Ghana peaked at 1.43 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Ghana 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 13.00 million current US$ | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 15.00 million current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 284.00 million current US$ | +1793.3% |
| 1999 | 304.00 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 335.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 351.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 358.00 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 414.00 million current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 466.00 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 836.00 million current US$ | +79.4% |
| 2006 | 861.00 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 908.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 919.00 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 768.00 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 620.00 million current US$ | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 694.00 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 914.00 million current US$ | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 853.00 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 897.00 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 819.00 million current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 846.00 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 850.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 944.00 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.43 billion current US$ | +51.0% |
| 2020 | 110.00 million current US$ | -92.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.40 million current US$ | 11.00 million current US$ | 304.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 621.60 million current US$ | 335.00 million current US$ | 919.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 886.20 million current US$ | 620.00 million current US$ | 1.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.00 million current US$ | 110.00 million current US$ | 110.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Ghana?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ghana was 110.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Ghana rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Ghana ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.