Export quality index in Ghana
Ghana: Export quality index was 0.7657 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export quality index in Ghana, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.7657 for export quality index in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Ghana peaked at 1.03 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.682, in 2001.
That places Ghana 94th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9706 | 0.926 | 1.03 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.9152 | 0.807 | 0.9787 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8924 | 0.8453 | 0.9309 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.758 | 0.6928 | 0.8275 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7686 | 0.682 | 0.8132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7822 | 0.7552 | 0.7995 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Ghana?
- Export quality index in Ghana was 0.7657 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1963.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.682 in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for export quality index?
- Ghana ranks 94th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.