Binding coverage, primary products in Ghana
Ghana: Binding coverage, primary products was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Binding coverage, primary products in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for binding coverage, primary products in Ghana is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, primary products in Ghana peaked at 55.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Ghana 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 54.8% | 55.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 52.5% | 53.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 0.0% | 53.2% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 56.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, primary products in Ghana?
- Binding coverage, primary products in Ghana was 0.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for binding coverage, primary products?
- Ghana ranks 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2022.
- Is binding coverage, primary products rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).