Customs and other import duties in Ghana

Ghana: Customs and other import duties was 13.93 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.93 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 41.5%
World rank
66th
of 152 countries
All-time high
13.93 billion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
6.31 million current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2023

Customs and other import duties in Ghana, 1990–2023

05.0B10.0B15.0B1990200620231990: 6.3M current LCU1991: 7.9M current LCU1992: 8.7M current LCU1993: 13.3M current LCU2001: 106.0M current LCU2002: 131.6M current LCU2003: 236.7M current LCU2004: 282.3M current LCU2005: 347.9M current LCU2006: 417.0M current LCU2007: 773.8M current LCU2008: 1.2B current LCU2009: 1.1B current LCU2010: 1.4B current LCU2011: 2.1B current LCU2012: 1.9B current LCU2013: 2.2B current LCU2014: 2.8B current LCU2015: 3.1B current LCU2016: 4.1B current LCU2017: 5.5B current LCU2018: 6.1B current LCU2019: 5.4B current LCU2020: 5.5B current LCU2021: 6.9B current LCU2022: 9.8B current LCU2023: 13.9B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2023, customs and other import duties in Ghana stood at 13.93 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 41.5% on the previous year and up 524.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Ghana peaked at 13.93 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.31 million current LCU, in 1990.

Ghana ranks 66th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.04 million current LCU 6.31 million current LCU 13.27 million current LCU 4
2000s 501.64 million current LCU 105.99 million current LCU 1.16 billion current LCU 9
2010s 3.47 billion current LCU 1.44 billion current LCU 6.10 billion current LCU 10
2020s 9.06 billion current LCU 5.51 billion current LCU 13.93 billion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 63 Australia 16.95 billion current LCU compare
  2. 64 Benin 16.89 billion current LCU compare
  3. 65 Morocco 16.44 billion current LCU compare
  4. 67 Guinea-Bissau 13.55 billion current LCU compare
  5. 68 North Macedonia 12.90 billion current LCU compare
  6. 69 Albania 8.97 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is customs and other import duties in Ghana?
Customs and other import duties in Ghana was 13.93 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 13.93 billion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 6.31 million current LCU in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for customs and other import duties?
Ghana ranks 66th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 524.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Customs and other import duties (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,879 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.