Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports in Ghana
Ghana: Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports in Ghana, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1 for trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in 2014.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in Ghana peaked at 2 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1973.
That places Ghana 76th 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, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5 | — |
| 1974 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in Ghana?
- Trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in Ghana was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1989.
- What is the lowest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1973.
- How does Ghana rank for trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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