Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade in Ghana
Ghana: Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade was 0.5625 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade in Ghana, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Ghana stood at 0.5625.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Ghana peaked at 0.6875 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1980.
That places Ghana 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3125 | — |
| 1974 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.25 | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3125 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.375 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4375 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.625 | +42.9% |
| 1990 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6875 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.625 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6875 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6875 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.625 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5625 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3438 | 0.25 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.675 | 0.625 | 0.6875 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6375 | 0.625 | 0.6875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6125 | 0.5625 | 0.625 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Ghana?
- Trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Ghana was 0.5625 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6875 in 1992.
- What is the lowest trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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