Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Import volume index, manufactures

Ghana
699.84
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
164.91
in 2008
Ghana rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Import volume index, manufactures over time

  • Ghana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600196519872010

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 699.84 against 164.91 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 534.93.

That makes Ghana's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 27 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 70.28 58.09 12.19 Ghana
1980s 115.28 82.16 33.12 Ghana
1990s 281.87 94.04 187.83 Ghana
2000s 461.96 124 337.96 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import volume index, manufactures, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Ghana, at 699.84 against 164.91 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in import volume index, manufactures between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
534.93, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2008.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for import volume index, manufactures?
Ghana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, manufactures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Import volume index, manufactures
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 873 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Manufacture goods imports volume index with 1987=100.