Travel services in Ghana
Ghana: Travel services was 9.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Ghana, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Ghana stood at 9.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ghana peaked at 30.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 156th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.9% | — |
| 1976 | 7.5% | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | +64.4% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | +41.6% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -31.3% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -18.9% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -81.5% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +1215.9% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -38.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -65.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +254.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +56.4% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +30.5% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 5.9% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 5.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 1.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 18.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 1.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
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 travel services in Ghana?
- Travel services in Ghana was 9.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for travel services?
- Ghana ranks 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.