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Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ghana

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Ghana in 2023 — 13.69%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 160. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 7.13 pp.

2023 13.69% −1.15 pp vs 2022
World rank 78of 160
Period maximum 23.44%1973
Period minimum 5.85%1997

Trend over time

1962–2023 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ghana, 1962–2023010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820231962: 20.83%1963: 15.73%1964: 18.3%1965: 12.78%1966: 17.67%1967: 19.34%1968: 19.12%1969: 17.68%1970: 20.85%1971: 16.38%1972: 20.32%1973: 23.44%1974: 17.29%1975: 13.42%1976: 14.37%1977: 9.08%1978: 11.66%1979: 9.76%1980: 10.09%1981: 8.82%1982: 11.16%1983: 14.66%1984: 7.72%1992: 11.19%1996: 7.91%1997: 5.85%1998: 10.23%1999: 11.73%2000: 12.76%2001: 18.2%2002: 19.56%2003: 16.1%2004: 20.78%2005: 13.9%2006: 13.45%2007: 14.4%2008: 14.76%2009: 16.34%2010: 15.33%2011: 15.4%2012: 13.87%2013: 16.82%2014: 20.71%2015: 15.16%2016: 14.6%2017: 18.29%2018: 20.07%2019: 17.41%2021: 17.4%2022: 14.85%2023: 13.69%
Change over the period: −7.13 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 13.69%
World 8.68%
Sub-Saharan Africa 12.18%
Western Africa computed 14.94%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 10.21%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.69 −1.15 pp
2022 14.85 −2.56 pp
2021 17.4 —
2019 17.41 −2.66 pp
2018 20.07 +1.78 pp
2017 18.29 +3.69 pp
2016 14.6 −0.56 pp
2015 15.16 −5.55 pp
2014 20.71 +3.89 pp
2013 16.82 +2.95 pp
2012 13.87 −1.53 pp
2011 15.4 +0.07 pp
2010 15.33 −1 pp
2009 16.34 +1.58 pp
2008 14.76 +0.36 pp
2007 14.4 +0.95 pp
2006 13.45 −0.45 pp
2005 13.9 −6.88 pp
2004 20.78 +4.68 pp
2003 16.1 −3.46 pp
2002 19.56 +1.36 pp
2001 18.2 +5.44 pp
2000 12.76 +1.03 pp
1999 11.73 +1.5 pp
1998 10.23 +4.38 pp
1997 5.85 −2.06 pp
1996 7.91 —
1992 11.19 —
1984 7.72 −6.95 pp
1983 14.66 +3.5 pp
1982 11.16 +2.35 pp
1981 8.82 −1.28 pp
1980 10.09 +0.33 pp
1979 9.76 −1.9 pp
1978 11.66 +2.58 pp
1977 9.08 −5.29 pp
1976 14.37 +0.95 pp
1975 13.42 −3.87 pp
1974 17.29 −6.15 pp
1973 23.44 +3.12 pp
1972 20.32 +3.95 pp
1971 16.38 −4.48 pp
1970 20.85 +3.18 pp
1969 17.68 −1.44 pp
1968 19.12 −0.22 pp
1967 19.34 +1.67 pp
1966 17.67 +4.89 pp
1965 12.78 −5.51 pp
1964 18.3 +2.57 pp
1963 15.73 −5.1 pp
1962 20.83 —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BJ Benin 32.74 MR Mauritania 25.29 LR Liberia 23.09 CV Cabo Verde 20.21 NE Niger 19.62 TG Togo 19.3 SN Senegal 18.51 CI Côte d'Ivoire 16.86 GH Ghana 13.69 ML Mali 13.51 BF Burkina Faso 11.37 NG Nigeria 10.69 GM Gambia 7.31
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About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise imports. The indicator reads as a measure of food dependence, but with a caveat: a high share occurs both in rich countries with little agriculture, where food is simply a large item of consumption, and in the poorest ones, where it means vulnerability to world grain prices. Comparing it with food insecurity and with the share of agriculture in the economy helps tell the two cases apart.

Important: A high value is not in itself a sign of trouble: in Singapore and Japan the share is high while the food supply is entirely secure. It is worth looking at together with food insecurity.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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