Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 16.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ghana, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ghana is 16.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ghana peaked at 27.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 30th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.6% | — |
| 2000 | 27.2% | +100.3% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -68.2% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +53.5% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +19.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 16.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 16.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +100.3% | 13.6% | 27.2% |
| 2001 | -68.2% | 27.2% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | +53.5% | 8.9% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 8.7% | 27.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 16.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ghana?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Ghana was 16.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation 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. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).