Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Ghana

Merchandise imports in Ghana in 2025 — 17,452,000,000 US$. Ranked 93 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4,707.7%.

2025 17.45B US$ +13.38% vs 2024
World rank 93of 205
Period maximum 17.76B US$2012
Period minimum 291M US$1972

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Ghana, 1960–202505B10B15B20B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 363,000,000 US$1962: 333,000,000 US$1964: 340,000,000 US$1966: 352,000,000 US$1968: 308,000,000 US$1970: 411,000,000 US$1972: 291,000,000 US$1974: 821,000,000 US$1976: 862,000,000 US$1978: 1,006,000,000 US$1980: 1,129,000,000 US$1982: 705,000,000 US$1984: 608,000,000 US$1986: 1,046,000,000 US$1988: 905,000,000 US$1990: 1,205,000,000 US$1992: 2,169,000,000 US$1994: 2,108,000,000 US$1996: 2,108,000,000 US$1998: 2,563,000,000 US$2000: 2,973,000,000 US$2002: 2,720,000,000 US$2004: 4,074,000,000 US$2006: 6,754,000,000 US$2008: 10,269,000,000 US$2010: 10,922,000,000 US$2012: 17,763,000,000 US$2014: 14,600,000,000 US$2016: 12,920,000,000 US$2018: 13,134,000,000 US$2020: 12,429,000,000 US$2022: 14,621,000,000 US$2024: 15,392,000,000 US$2025: 17,452,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +17.09B (+4,707.71%) Average annual rate: 6.14 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 17.45B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Africa computed 138B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 17.45B +2.06B +13.38%
2024 15.39B +1.38B +9.87%
2023 14.01B −612M −4.19%
2022 14.62B +992M +7.28%
2021 13.63B +1.2B +9.65%
2020 12.43B −982M −7.32%
2019 13.41B +277M +2.11%
2018 13.13B +487M +3.85%
2017 12.65B −273M −2.11%
2016 12.92B −545M −4.05%
2015 13.47B −1.14B −7.77%
2014 14.6B −3B −17.05%
2013 17.6B −163M −0.92%
2012 17.76B +1.93B +12.15%
2011 15.84B +4.92B +45.01%
2010 10.92B +2.88B +35.74%
2009 8.05B −2.22B −21.65%
2008 10.27B +2.21B +27.39%
2007 8.06B +1.31B +19.35%
2006 6.75B +1.41B +26.31%
2005 5.35B +1.27B +31.25%
2004 4.07B +864M +26.92%
2003 3.21B +490M +18.01%
2002 2.72B −434M −13.76%
2001 3.15B +181M +6.09%
2000 2.97B −507M −14.57%
1999 3.48B +917M +35.78%
1998 2.56B +237M +10.19%
1997 2.33B +218M +10.34%
1996 2.11B +202M +10.6%
1995 1.91B −202M −9.58%
1994 2.11B −467M −18.14%
1993 2.58B +406M +18.72%
1992 2.17B +1.11B +105.59%
1991 1.06B −150M −12.45%
1990 1.21B −68M −5.34%
1989 1.27B +368M +40.66%
1988 905M −251M −21.71%
1987 1.16B +110M +10.52%
1986 1.05B +180M +20.79%
1985 866M +258M +42.43%
1984 608M −640M −51.28%
1983 1.25B +543M +77.02%
1982 705M −401M −36.26%
1981 1.11B −23M −2.04%
1980 1.13B +277M +32.51%
1979 852M −154M −15.31%
1978 1.01B −32M −3.08%
1977 1.04B +176M +20.42%
1976 862M +71M +8.98%
1975 791M −30M −3.65%
1974 821M +369M +81.64%
1973 452M +161M +55.33%
1972 291M −139M −32.33%
1971 430M +19M +4.62%
1970 411M +64M +18.44%
1969 347M +39M +12.66%
1968 308M +1M +0.33%
1967 307M −45M −12.78%
1966 352M −96M −21.43%
1965 448M +108M +31.76%
1964 340M −25M −6.85%
1963 365M +32M +9.61%
1962 333M −67M −16.75%
1961 400M +37M +10.19%
1960 363M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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