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

Ghana
777.89
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
198.88
in 2008
Ghana rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

Merchandise import volume index over time

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

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 777.89 against 198.88 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 579.01.

That makes Ghana's figure about 3.9 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 5th of 45 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 64.98 62.01 2.97 Ghana
1980s 114.07 94.48 19.6 Ghana
1990s 250.62 109.32 141.3 Ghana
2000s 525.55 143.35 382.21 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise import volume index, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Ghana, at 777.89 against 198.88 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in merchandise import volume index between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
579.01, 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 merchandise import volume index?
Ghana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise import volume index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise import volume index
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,334 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total merchandise imports volume index with 1987=100.