Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ghana
Ghana: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 56.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ghana, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 56.6% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ghana peaked at 98.1% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 124th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.3% | — |
| 1961 | 96.9% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 95.4% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 96.7% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 95.3% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 94.5% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 98.1% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 96.0% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 94.1% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 97.4% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 93.5% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 95.2% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 94.7% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 96.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 93.6% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 79.9% | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 90.9% | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 89.8% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 83.9% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 79.5% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +4.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 56.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 56.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -36.0% | 82.2% | 52.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.4% | 94.5% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.6% | 93.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 79.9% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 76.3% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 34.0% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 32.3% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 47.7% | 56.6% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ghana?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ghana was 56.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.