Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ghana
Ghana: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Ghana, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Ghana stood at 5.8%.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Ghana peaked at 23.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1968.
That places Ghana 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.0% | — |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -20.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -22.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -27.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | -17.6% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +136.1% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +104.9% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -36.7% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -26.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -32.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -31.5% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +182.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +630.8% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +108.0% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +94.3% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | -50.6% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -57.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +76.2% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +188.6% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -41.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +55.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -28.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +84.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | -18.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +630.8% | 0.6% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 4.6% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 3.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 9.6% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Ghana?
- Manufactures exports in Ghana was 5.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1968.
- How does Ghana rank for manufactures exports?
- Ghana ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.