Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Ghana
Ghana: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 12.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 12.7% for customs and other import duties in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Ghana peaked at 28.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 38th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.7% | — |
| 1991 | 24.8% | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -37.8% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +38.4% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 12.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 12.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 24.8% | 28.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 15.4% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 12.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Ghana?
- Customs and other import duties in Ghana was 12.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for customs and other import duties?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.