Which has higher number of product, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 260 imports against 258 imports in Ghana as of 2011.

What is the difference in number of product between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

2 imports, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as Number of product (imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of product

Ghana

258 imports

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

260 imports

in 2011

Ghana rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Number of product over time

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 260 imports against 258 imports in Ghana, a difference of 2 imports.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	250.6 imports	260.6 imports	10 imports	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	256.3 imports	260 imports	3.7 imports	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	258 imports	260 imports	2 imports	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of product, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 260 imports against 258 imports in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in number of product between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 2 imports, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of product?: Ghana ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as Number of product (imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of product (imports)
Unit: imports
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 935 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of products (at SITC, Revision 3, 3-digit group level) imported by country or country grouping; this figure includes only those products that are greater than 100,000 dollars or more than 0.3 per cent of the country’s or country group’s total imports. The maximum number of products is 261.