Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Ghana

Imports of goods and services in Ghana in 2024 — 28,244,066,026 US$. Ranked 81 in the world out of 171. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,446.7%.

2024 28.24B US$ +7.51% vs 2023
World rank 81of 171
Period maximum 28.24B US$2024
Period minimum 120M US$1982

Trend over time

1960–2024 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Ghana, 1960–2024010B20B30B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 431,423,325 US$1962: 393,603,748 US$1964: 413,213,899 US$1966: 417,416,074 US$1968: 347,109,394 US$1970: 503,014,460 US$1972: 321,158,623 US$1974: 631,055,901 US$1976: 443,644,068 US$1978: 354,799,302 US$1980: 406,950,207 US$1982: 120,354,809 US$1984: 475,228,311 US$1986: 1,154,912,517 US$1988: 1,250,692,247 US$1990: 1,522,350,993 US$1992: 1,845,761,703 US$1994: 2,002,227,733 US$1996: 2,779,627,875 US$1998: 3,496,235,606 US$2000: 3,350,776,354 US$2002: 3,383,577,207 US$2004: 5,361,446,367 US$2006: 8,325,374,082 US$2008: 12,757,957,188 US$2010: 14,779,077,374 US$2012: 21,795,097,067 US$2014: 19,468,106,209 US$2016: 20,595,796,191 US$2018: 23,206,913,262 US$2020: 24,537,944,240 US$2022: 26,205,330,554 US$2024: 28,244,066,026 US$
Change over the period: +27.81B (+6,446.72%) Average annual rate: 6.75 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ghana 28.24B US$
World 31.39T US$
Western Africa computed 111B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.49T US$
Imports of goods and services — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 28.24B +1.97B +7.51%
2023 26.27B +66.77M +0.25%
2022 26.21B +242M +0.93%
2021 25.96B +1.43B +5.81%
2020 24.54B −2.38B −8.83%
2019 26.91B +3.71B +15.97%
2018 23.21B +1.06B +4.8%
2017 22.14B +1.55B +7.52%
2016 20.6B −509M −2.41%
2015 21.1B +1.64B +8.4%
2014 19.47B −2.73B −12.29%
2013 22.2B +401M +1.84%
2012 21.8B +2.38B +12.25%
2011 19.42B +4.64B +31.38%
2010 14.78B +3.76B +34.12%
2009 11.02B −1.74B −13.63%
2008 12.76B +2.62B +25.86%
2007 10.14B +1.81B +21.76%
2006 8.33B +1.69B +25.54%
2005 6.63B +1.27B +23.69%
2004 5.36B +1.04B +24.09%
2003 4.32B +937M +27.7%
2002 3.38B −61.14M −1.77%
2001 3.44B +93.94M +2.8%
2000 3.35B −479M −12.52%
1999 3.83B +334M +9.55%
1998 3.5B −156M −4.26%
1997 3.65B +872M +31.38%
1996 2.78B +651M +30.59%
1995 2.13B +126M +6.31%
1994 2B −171M −7.88%
1993 2.17B +328M +17.76%
1992 1.85B +160M +9.51%
1991 1.69B +163M +10.71%
1990 1.52B +244M +19.08%
1989 1.28B +27.78M +2.22%
1988 1.25B −78.18M −5.88%
1987 1.33B +174M +15.06%
1986 1.15B +543M +88.68%
1985 612M +137M +28.8%
1984 475M +232M +95.58%
1983 243M +123M +101.89%
1982 120M −104M −46.45%
1981 225M −182M −44.77%
1980 407M −41.77M −9.31%
1979 449M +93.92M +26.47%
1978 355M −13.49M −3.66%
1977 368M −75.36M −16.99%
1976 444M −74.44M −14.37%
1975 518M −113M −17.9%
1974 631M +138M +28.01%
1973 493M +172M +53.5%
1972 321M −168M −34.35%
1971 489M −13.79M −2.74%
1970 503M +104M +26.04%
1969 399M +51.97M +14.97%
1968 347M −1.4M −0.4%
1967 349M −68.91M −16.51%
1966 417M −132M −23.98%
1965 549M +136M +32.88%
1964 413M −9.81M −2.32%
1963 423M +29.42M +7.47%
1962 394M −81.24M −17.11%
1961 475M +43.42M +10.06%
1960 431M

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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