Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ghana
Ghana: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ghana, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 11.7% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ghana peaked at 14.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2017.
Ghana ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.2% | — |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 32 Burundi 11.8% compare
- 32 Mauritania 11.8% compare
- 34 Benin 11.7% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 11.7% compare
- 34 Gambia 11.7% compare
- 34 Guinea 11.7% compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 11.7% compare
- 34 Liberia 11.7% compare
- 34 Mali 11.7% compare
- 34 Niger 11.7% compare
- 34 Nigeria 11.7% compare
- 34 Senegal 11.7% compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 11.7% compare
- 34 Togo 11.7% compare
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, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ghana?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Ghana was 11.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.