Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Ghana
Ghana: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.5% for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Ghana peaked at 1.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Ghana?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Ghana was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Ghana ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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