Taxes on exports in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes on exports was 1.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Ghana, 1990–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2016, taxes on exports in Ghana stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Ghana peaked at 12.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 18th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.4% | — |
| 1991 | 11.3% | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -40.4% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -34.7% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +50.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -46.1% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +70.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -80.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -61.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +322.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -96.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1485.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +137.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -36.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1485.2% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | +322.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 6.7% | 12.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 0.4% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More public sector data for Ghana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 7.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 268.74 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Ghana?
- Taxes on exports in Ghana was 1.1% in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes on exports?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.