Ghana: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 1.9 percentage points from 10.61% in 2017. Since 1993 it is up 2.51 percentage points from 10% in 1993. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Ghana's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) rose 2 percentage points on 2021 (from 10.51% to 12.51%).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was −0.58 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.15 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.16 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Ghana had the 16th highest value of the 139 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ghana in the 2022 ranking

• Venezuela, RB — 13th of 139: 12.84%
• Guinea — 14th of 139: 12.6%
• Cabo Verde — 15th of 139: 12.56%
• Guinea-Bissau — 17th of 139: 11.7%
• Kenya — 18th of 139: 11.7%
• Vanuatu — 19th of 139: 11.48%

What this measures

Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.

All 17 values

Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) in nearby economies

• Angola — 8.85% (2022)
• Benin — 10.16% (2022)
• Botswana — 3.23% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 7.25% (2022)
• Burundi — 8.96% (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 12.56% (2022)
• Cameroon — 18.08% (2022)
• Central African Republic — 14.48% (2022)
• Chad — 16.8% (2022)
• Comoros

More trade data for Ghana

• Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 90.5 (2024)
• Import value index (2015 = 100) — 113.3 (2024)
• Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 148.8 (2024)
• Export volume index (2015 = 100) — 105.3 (2024)
• Export value index (2015 = 100) — 196 (2024)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 11.72% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) — 12.12% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) — 13.29% (2022)
• Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 0% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Ghana's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%)?

12.51% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 2.51 percentage points from 10% in 1993. The highest value was 16.2% in 2000 and the lowest 8.58% in 2008.

How does Ghana rank?

16th highest of 139 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) unusual for Ghana?

In 2022, Ghana's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) rose 2 percentage points on 2021 (from 10.51% to 12.51%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2021), the average change was −0.58 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.WM.AR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS), World Bank (WB); Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Integrated Data Base (IDB), World Trade Organization (WTO); Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS), World Trade Organization… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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