Taxes on international trade in Ghana
Ghana: Taxes on international trade was 10.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Ghana is 10.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Ghana peaked at 34.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2021.
That places Ghana 35th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7% | — |
| 1991 | 30.5% | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -44.7% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 10.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 10.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 24.3% | 34.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 14.0% | 34.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 4 |
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 international trade in Ghana?
- Taxes on international trade in Ghana was 10.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for taxes on international trade?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.