Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise export volume index

Ghana
743.68
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
227.72
in 2008
Ghana rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Merchandise export volume index over time

  • Ghana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600800196519872010

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 743.68 against 227.72 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 515.96.

That makes Ghana's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Ghana ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 45 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 59.91 61.02 1.11 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 91.56 93.17 1.61 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 173.09 110.95 62.14 Ghana
2000s 411.33 162.09 249.24 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise export volume index, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Ghana, at 743.68 against 227.72 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in merchandise export volume index between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
515.96, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2008.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise export volume index?
Ghana ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise export volume index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise export volume index
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,390 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports volume index with 1987=100.