Ghana Total Imports Growth
2006 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Ghana Total Imports Growth
- Ghana Total Imports grew 9.5 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 9.2 % YoY in the previous month
- Ghana Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Mar 2006 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 3.4 %
- The data reached an all-time high of 101.0 % in Sep 2006 and a record low of -29.5 % in Jul 2020
CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The Bank of Ghana provides Total Imports, FOB, in USD.
Further information about Ghana Total Imports Growth
- In the latest reports, Ghana Total Imports recorded 1.3 USD bn in Dec 2024
- Total Exports reached 1.8 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 6.4 % year on year
- Ghana Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 565.0 USD mn in Dec 2024
View Ghana's Total Imports Growth from Mar 2006 to Dec 2024 in the chart:
What was Ghana's Total Imports Growth in Dec 2024?
Ghana Total Imports grew 9.5 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 9.2 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 Dec 2024 | -9.2 Nov 2024 | -29.5 Jul 2020 | 101.0 Sep 2006 | % | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 0.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -15.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2020 |
| Argentina (%) | 25.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -33.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 9.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Dec 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 4.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Dec 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 79.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2019 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 23.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1987 - Dec 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 1.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -8.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | -6.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 9.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 18.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.6 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Feb 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -10.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 10.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 19.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 14.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jan 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 5.4 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2025 |
| China (%) | 20.8 Oct 2021 | monthly | May 2009 - Oct 2021 |
| Colombia (%) | 7.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 7.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | 37.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 5.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 0.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 13.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 11.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 16.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 1.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Finland (%) | -4.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| France (%) | 1.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 45.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 8.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1951 - Jan 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 9.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 4.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 0.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 8.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 36.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Feb 2025 |
| India (%) | 14.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Jan 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | -2.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 13.8 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | -16.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Nov 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 25.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 1.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 15.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 15.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Apr 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 39.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Dec 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | -12.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 0.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Feb 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 16.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 14.5 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -20.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 4.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 16.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -4.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -10.8 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Apr 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 4.3 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 0.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 24.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Malaysia (%) | 5.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Malta (%) | -2.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 19.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 6.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 4.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 11.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Feb 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 4.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 3.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -24.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 38.4 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jul 2011 - Jul 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 28.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Aug 2004 - Feb 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 5.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 13.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Jan 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 62.9 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 1.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Jan 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 0.7 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Mar 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 9.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 31.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Panama (%) | -1.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | -0.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 15.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Nov 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 10.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -4.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 8.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 21.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 10.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 5.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 27.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 3.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 14.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 12.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 0.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 7.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 1.3 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 18.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -12.3 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2022 |
| Sweden (%) | 6.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 28.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jan 2025 |
Ghana Key Series
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -305.559 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 776.359 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (GHS bn) | 408.854 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (GHS bn) | 1,296.452 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (GHS bn) | 349.498 2029 | yearly | 1982 - 2029 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.394 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 565.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,828.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 6.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 103,616.725 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 11,448.519 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 382.361 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,263.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 9.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 158,976.676 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 83,941.840 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 36.690 Nov 2024 | monthly | Feb 1985 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 81.943 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jun 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 117.415 Nov 2024 | monthly | May 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 324.265 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Nov 2024 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 84.815 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 142.693 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 101.215 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 97.296 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -4.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 1,417.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 6.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 380.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -308.059 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -9.3 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 13.739 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 27,908.7 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 37.4 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.128 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -23,941.736 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 21.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 1,397.674 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 11,446.730 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,854.498 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 33.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 3,368.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Jan 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.623 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.4 Jan 2024 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Jan 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (Metric Ton) | 1,000.000 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 18,559.627 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 29.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 18,658.7 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1967 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 18.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 6,499.320 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 24.06 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 8.26 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (%) | 6.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
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