Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Ghana

Name: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Ghana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Ghana: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.9%

World rank

98th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.4613 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

All-time low

0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1984

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Ghana, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Ghana peaked at 0.4613 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

That places Ghana 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.2347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1962	0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1963	0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1964	0.1648 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1965	0.1257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
1966	0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1967	0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.1%
1968	0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
1969	0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1970	0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1971	0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
1972	0.1749 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.4%
1973	0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1974	0.2221 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
1975	0.2456 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1976	0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1977	0.2735 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1978	0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
1979	0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1980	0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1981	0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1982	0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
1983	0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1984	0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.2%
1985	0.0902 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1986	0.1315 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.7%
1987	0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1988	0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1989	0.1691 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1990	0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1991	0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.1%
1992	0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+96.0%
1993	0.1788 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1994	0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.6%
1995	0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
1996	0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1997	0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1998	0.2211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1999	0.2134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2000	0.3136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.0%
2001	0.4109 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.0%
2002	0.3696 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2003	0.3033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
2004	0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.5%
2005	0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.5%
2006	0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.0%
2007	0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
2008	0.1328 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2009	0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.5%
2010	0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2011	0.4613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+183.9%
2012	0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2013	0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.3%
2014	0.2835 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.9%
2015	0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2016	0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
2017	0.2393 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2018	0.2539 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2019	0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2020	0.2119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2021	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2022	0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.2%
2023	0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2735 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1328 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4109 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

95 Oman 0.2142 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
96 Iceland 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
97 Australia 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 France 0.2081 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Costa Rica 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Ghana?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Ghana was 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.4613 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Ghana rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Ghana ranks 98th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.