Ghana vs North America: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Ghana
- North America
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 10.2% against 1.3% in North America, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 8.1 times North America's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 35th and North America ranks 33rd of 154 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 2.1% | 27.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 1.2% | 19.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 1.3% | 12.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 1.4% | 8.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Ghana or North America?
- Ghana, at 10.2% against 1.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Ghana and North America?
- 8.9%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North America?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and North America rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Ghana ranks 35th and North America ranks 33rd of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.