Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Ghana
Ghana: Import quality, Mean, US dollar was 0.903 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Ghana, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.903 for import quality, mean, us dollar in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import quality, mean, us dollar in Ghana peaked at 1.03 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.8906, in 2013.
That places Ghana 85th 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.
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.03 | — |
| 1964 | 1 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9732 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9851 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9887 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.01 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9803 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.984 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9981 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9926 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9481 | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9365 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.986 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.02 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.03 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9874 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9923 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9771 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9958 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9691 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9768 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9546 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9435 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9214 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.962 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9662 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9264 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.936 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9452 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.938 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9017 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9332 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9512 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9403 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9267 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9386 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.918 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9252 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9162 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9324 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9042 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9363 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8906 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.903 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9985 | 0.9732 | 1.03 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.9841 | 0.9365 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.9771 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9501 | 0.9214 | 0.9768 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9289 | 0.9017 | 0.9512 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9133 | 0.8906 | 0.9363 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import quality, mean, us dollar in Ghana?
- Import quality, mean, us dollar in Ghana was 0.903 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1982.
- What is the lowest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8906 in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import quality, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Import quality, Mean, US dollar (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.