Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Intermediate goods imports, primary

Ghana
2.62 billion current US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8.15 billion current US$
in 2011
Ghana rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Intermediate goods imports, primary over time

  • Ghana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 8.15 billion current US$ against 2.62 billion current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 5.53 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 37 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 30.11 million current US$ 1.25 billion current US$ 1.22 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 59.15 million current US$ 1.72 billion current US$ 1.66 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 374.31 million current US$ 3.64 billion current US$ 3.27 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.63 billion current US$ 7.24 billion current US$ 5.61 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.62 billion current US$ 10.29 billion current US$ 7.67 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intermediate goods imports, primary, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 8.15 billion current US$ against 2.62 billion current US$ in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in intermediate goods imports, primary between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5.53 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for intermediate goods imports, primary?
Ghana ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Intermediate goods imports, primary (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Intermediate goods imports, primary (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,149 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Primary goods imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.