Ghana vs World: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ghana
- World
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.0% against 1.2% in World, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was World ahead.
Ghana ranks 24th and World ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and World in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 9.0% | 8.2% | World |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 5.2% | 3.0% | World |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 3.6% | 2.0% | World |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.9% | World |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | World |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.3% | World |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Ghana or World?
- Ghana, at 2.0% against 1.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Ghana and World?
- 0.8%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and World?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and World rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Ghana ranks 24th and World ranks 24th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.