Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Ghana
Ghana: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products was 11.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Ghana, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Ghana stood at 11.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Ghana peaked at 11.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2008.
That places Ghana 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.2% | — |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Ghana?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Ghana was 11.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.