Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Ghana
Ghana: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 56.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Ghana, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Ghana stood at 56.4%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Ghana peaked at 92.9% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 111th 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 imports from high-income economies in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.8% | — |
| 1961 | 89.7% | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 89.9% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 92.9% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 90.7% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 87.0% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 88.9% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 86.9% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 83.7% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 73.7% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 76.8% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 78.0% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 75.2% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 77.7% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 75.6% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 66.1% | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 66.3% | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 80.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 68.5% | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 86.4% | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 69.0% | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 62.8% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 56.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 56.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.0% | 87.3% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.3% | 73.7% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.6% | 53.2% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 61.0% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 51.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 50.7% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 50.9% | 56.5% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Ghana?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Ghana was 56.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Ghana ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.