Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Ghana
Ghana: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 58.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in Ghana, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Ghana is 58.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Ghana peaked at 81.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 127th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 69.8% | — |
| 1963 | 74.5% | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 72.9% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 79.0% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 71.6% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 70.6% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 72.7% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 68.5% | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 71.2% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 61.6% | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 60.0% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 64.1% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 58.0% | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 66.2% | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 64.8% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 58.6% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 46.8% | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | +38.1% |
| 1984 | 48.9% | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 66.7% | +36.3% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 58.0% | +2.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 58.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 58.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.1% | 69.8% | 79.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 63.9% | 58.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 46.8% | 64.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 62.7% | 74.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 53.1% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 70.6% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 51.4% | 63.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Ghana?
- Manufactures imports in Ghana was 58.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for manufactures imports?
- Ghana ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.