Ghana Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2023

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
  • Ghana trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 58.43%, a 19.91% increase from 2020.
  • Ghana trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 38.52%, a 38.31% decline from 2019.
  • Ghana trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 76.82%, a 8.87% increase from 2018.
  • Ghana trade to gdp ratio for 2018 was 67.96%, a 2.59% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Cambodia 132.21%
Mongolia 119.10%
Kiribati 108.49%
Kyrgyz Republic 108.39%
Nicaragua 106.23%
Georgia 102.82%
Mauritania 100.39%
Honduras 100.38%
Timor-Leste 100.17%
Kosovo 98.64%
Republic of Congo 95.61%
Tunisia 94.35%
Micronesia 93.51%
Eswatini 90.97%
Moldova 88.61%
Zambia 85.99%
Bhutan 84.56%
El Salvador 84.37%
Cabo Verde 82.63%
Ukraine 82.62%
Morocco 74.95%
West Bank and Gaza 74.43%
Uzbekistan 63.88%
Philippines 63.50%
Solomon Islands 63.34%
Angola 60.47%
Bolivia 59.02%
Ghana 58.43%
Vanuatu 53.20%
Myanmar 53.10%
India 45.29%
Sri Lanka 41.06%
Indonesia 40.42%
Cameroon 37.07%
Egypt 31.37%
Kenya 30.67%
Bangladesh 27.72%
Pakistan 27.05%
Nigeria 22.58%
Sudan 4.13%
Ghana Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 58.43% 19.91%
2020 38.52% -38.31%
2019 76.82% 8.87%
2018 67.96% -2.59%
2017 70.55% 2.67%
2016 67.88% -8.64%
2015 76.52% 12.68%
2014 63.84% 3.08%
2013 60.76% -32.41%
2012 93.17% 6.87%
2011 86.30% 10.92%
2010 75.38% 3.78%
2009 71.59% 2.08%
2008 69.51% 4.16%
2007 65.35% -0.57%
2006 65.92% -32.25%
2005 98.17% -1.50%
2004 99.67% 2.38%
2003 97.29% -0.20%
2002 97.49% -12.56%
2001 110.05% -6.00%
2000 116.05% 34.34%
1999 81.71% 1.11%
1998 80.60% -4.80%
1997 85.40% 13.20%
1996 72.20% 14.78%
1995 57.42% -4.60%
1994 62.02% 5.35%
1993 56.67% 10.68%
1992 45.99% 3.51%
1991 42.49% -0.24%
1990 42.73% 1.64%
1989 41.09% -1.16%
1988 42.25% -3.60%
1987 45.85% 9.14%
1986 36.71% 12.47%
1985 24.24% 5.43%
1984 18.81% 7.27%
1983 11.54% 5.22%
1982 6.32% -3.76%
1981 10.08% -7.54%
1980 17.62% -4.77%
1979 22.39% 4.35%
1978 18.05% -4.00%
1977 22.05% -9.70%
1976 31.75% -6.05%
1975 37.80% -2.33%
1974 40.13% 2.28%
1973 37.85% 1.93%
1972 35.91% -0.09%
1971 36.00% -8.05%
1970 44.05% 3.97%
1969 40.08% -1.10%
1968 41.18% 3.81%
1967 37.37% 3.11%
1966 34.26% -9.61%
1965 43.86% 0.09%
1964 43.77% -4.87%
1963 48.64% -4.05%
1962 52.68% -9.90%
1961 62.58% -1.06%
1960 63.64% -1.06%