Ghana Total Imports Growth
2006 - 2020 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Ghana Total Imports Growth
- Ghana Total Imports dropped 7.7 % YoY in Mar 2021, compared with a decrease of 26.8 % YoY in the previous month
- Ghana Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Mar 2006 to Dec 2020, with an averaged rate of 2.8 %
- The data reached an all-time high of 101.0 % in Sep 2006 and a record low of -29.5 % in Jul 2020
Further information about Ghana Total Imports Growth
- In the latest reports, Ghana Total Imports recorded 1.2 USD bn in Mar 2021
- Total Exports reached 1.3 USD bn in Dec 2020, which registered a decrease of 7.6 % year on year
- Ghana Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 392.3 USD mn in Dec 2020
View Ghana's Total Imports Growth from Mar 2006 to Dec 2020 in the chart:
What was Ghana's Total Imports Growth in Dec 2020?
Ghana Total Imports dropped 7.7 % YoY in Mar 2021, compared with a decrease of 26.8 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7.7 Dec 2020 | 26.8 Nov 2020 | -29.5 Jul 2020 | 101.0 Sep 2006 | % | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 31.6 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2021 |
| Algeria (%) | -20.6 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2020 |
| Argentina (%) | 45.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Sep 2021 |
| Armenia (%) | 29.0 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2021 |
| Australia (%) | 15.0 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Mar 2021 |
| Austria (%) | 24.8 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Aug 2021 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | -12.1 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 4.3 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2019 - Mar 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 58.2 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jul 1987 - Aug 2021 |
| Belarus (%) | 35.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Belgium (%) | 26.4 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2021 |
| Bolivia (%) | 20.9 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 36.2 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Botswana (%) | 19.8 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jul 2021 |
| Brazil (%) | 54.9 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Oct 2021 |
| Brunei (%) | 0.0 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Aug 2021 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 22.9 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Cambodia (%) | 56.4 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Jun 2021 |
| Canada (%) | 3.1 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2021 |
| Chile (%) | 68.1 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2021 |
| China (%) | 42.7 Apr 2021 | monthly | May 2009 - Apr 2021 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.9 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Sep 2021 |
| Croatia (%) | 31.0 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Aug 2021 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.7 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 12.1 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2021 |
| Denmark (%) | 22.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2021 |
| Ecuador (%) | 59.6 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Sep 2021 |
| Egypt (%) | 16.0 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Sep 2021 |
| Estonia (%) | 40.1 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2021 |
| European Union (%) | 27.4 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2021 |
| Finland (%) | 18.6 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Aug 2021 |
| France (%) | 13.6 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Georgia (%) | 24.0 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Oct 2021 |
| Germany (%) | 13.2 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1951 - Mar 2021 |
| Ghana (%) | -7.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Greece (%) | 37.2 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2021 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 23.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Sep 2021 |
| Hungary (%) | 10.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2021 |
| Iceland (%) | 20.5 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Oct 2021 |
| India (%) | 65.7 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2021 |
| Indonesia (%) | 51.1 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2021 |
| Iran (%) | -11.7 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 27.9 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Sep 2021 |
| Israel (%) | 45.3 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Oct 2021 |
| Italy (%) | 22.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Sep 2021 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 10.9 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Feb 2021 |
| Japan (%) | 30.0 Oct 2021 | monthly | Apr 1996 - Oct 2021 |
| Jordan (%) | 36.6 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Aug 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 9.9 Sep 2021 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Sep 2021 |
| Kenya (%) | 25.5 Aug 2021 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Aug 2021 |
| South Korea (%) | 37.7 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Oct 2021 |
| Kosovo (%) | 46.4 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2021 |
| Kuwait (%) | -5.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 55.6 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2021 |
| Laos (%) | 30.5 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2021 |
| Latvia (%) | 24.4 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2021 |
| Lebanon (%) | 67.1 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 31.4 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2021 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 6.0 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Aug 2021 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 42.6 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2021 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 6.6 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2021 |
| Malawi (%) | 14.1 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 26.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Sep 2021 |
| Malta (%) | 30.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Sep 2021 |
| Mauritius (%) | 29.6 Aug 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Aug 2021 |
| Mexico (%) | 29.9 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2021 |
| Moldova (%) | 31.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2021 |
| Mongolia (%) | 1.9 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2021 |
| Montenegro (%) | 29.1 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2021 |
| Morocco (%) | 27.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2021 |
| Mozambique (%) | -7.0 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | -32.8 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jul 2011 - Jul 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 44.6 Oct 2021 | monthly | Aug 2004 - Oct 2021 |
| Netherlands (%) | 26.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 30.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Sep 2021 |
| Nigeria (%) | 47.8 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2021 |
| Norway (%) | 6.8 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Oct 2021 |
| Oman (%) | 30.2 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jun 2021 |
| Pakistan (%) | 73.2 Oct 2021 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Oct 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 7.3 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Feb 2021 |
| Panama (%) | 57.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 53.8 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2021 |
| Peru (%) | 40.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Sep 2021 |
| Philippines (%) | 24.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2021 |
| Poland (%) | 21.0 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Portugal (%) | 17.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 25.7 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2021 |
| Romania (%) | 11.4 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2021 |
| Russia (%) | 24.6 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -6.2 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Feb 2021 |
| Serbia (%) | 20.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2021 |
| Singapore (%) | 30.2 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Oct 2021 |
| Slovakia (%) | 6.2 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2021 |
| Slovenia (%) | 46.7 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2021 |
| South Africa (%) | 31.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Sep 2021 |
| Spain (%) | 24.1 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Sep 2021 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.1 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 2021 |
| Sudan (%) | 25.9 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 14.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2021 |
| Switzerland (%) | 15.2 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Oct 2021 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -6.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,074.460 Jun 2020 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 458.822 Jun 2020 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 9.8 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 76.1 2020 | yearly | 2006 - 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) | 182.783 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) | 698.383 2026 | yearly | 1990 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) | 117.051 2026 | yearly | 1982 - 2026 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 5.681 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 392.3 Dec 2020 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,298.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -7.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 78,981.621 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 5,111.213 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 221.031 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,164.3 Mar 2021 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -7.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 188,339.959 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 63,163.099 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 90.887 Oct 2020 | monthly | Feb 1985 - Oct 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 76.976 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jun 1995 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 486.328 Feb 2021 | monthly | May 1995 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 151.945 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Feb 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 2.8 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -709.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 838.4 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 5.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -26.500 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.2 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 18.1 2010 | yearly | 1975 - 2010 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -26.500 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 24,598.8 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Mar 2021 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 34.2 2020 | yearly | 1999 - 2020 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -4.493 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -27,311.841 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 15.3 Feb 2021 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2021 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 1,269.750 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 10,559.734 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,404.248 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 35.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 6,884.2 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Mar 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.927 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.8 Oct 2020 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Oct 2020 |
| Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) | 1,000.000 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,706.305 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 25.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 23,472.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Dec 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 48.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 8,292.948 Dec 2020 | monthly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.60 Mar 2021 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Mar 2021 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 9.93 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2020 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (%) | -3.5 Feb 2021 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Feb 2021 |
| GH: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) | 118.000 2019 | yearly | 2019 - 2019 |
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