Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Intermediate goods imports, total

Ghana
12.72 billion current US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.73 billion current US$
in 2011
Ghana rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Intermediate goods imports, total over time

  • Ghana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 22.73 billion current US$ against 12.72 billion current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 10.01 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.8 times Ghana's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 45 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 116.47 million current US$ 9.66 billion current US$ 9.55 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 241.55 million current US$ 14.02 billion current US$ 13.78 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.36 billion current US$ 26.80 billion current US$ 25.44 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 7.33 billion current US$ 32.94 billion current US$ 25.61 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 12.72 billion current US$ 33.31 billion current US$ 20.59 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intermediate goods imports, total, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 22.73 billion current US$ against 12.72 billion current US$ in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in intermediate goods imports, total between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
10.01 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for intermediate goods imports, total?
Ghana ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Intermediate goods imports, total (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Intermediate goods imports, total (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,419 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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