Trade as a share of GDP in Ghana

Trade as a share of GDP in Ghana was 69% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 4.6 pts from 2023. That is the 105th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202469%
Change on 2023+4.6 pts
Rank105th of 171Countries ranked
Series high1162000
Series low6.31982

Trade as a share of GDP in Ghana, 1960 to 2024

025507510012519601970198019902000201020241960: 63.6 %1961: 62.6 %1962: 52.7 %1963: 48.6 %1964: 43.8 %1965: 43.9 %1966: 34.3 %1967: 37.4 %1968: 41.2 %1969: 40.1 %1970: 44 %1971: 36 %1972: 35.9 %1973: 37.8 %1974: 40.1 %1975: 37.8 %1976: 31.7 %1977: 22 %1978: 18 %1979: 22.4 %1980: 17.6 %1981: 10.1 %1982: 6.3 %1983: 11.5 %1984: 18.8 %1985: 24.2 %1986: 36.7 %1987: 45.8 %1988: 42.2 %1989: 41.1 %1990: 42.7 %1991: 42.5 %1992: 46 %1993: 56.7 %1994: 62 %1995: 57.4 %1996: 72.2 %1997: 85.4 %1998: 80.6 %1999: 81.7 %2000: 116 %2001: 110 %2002: 97.5 %2003: 97.3 %2004: 99.7 %2005: 98.2 %2006: 64.5 %2007: 65.4 %2008: 69.5 %2009: 71.6 %2010: 75.4 %2011: 86.3 %2012: 93.2 %2013: 60.8 %2014: 63.8 %2015: 76.5 %2016: 67.9 %2017: 70.5 %2018: 68 %2019: 76.8 %2020: 66.6 %2021: 62.7 %2022: 70.1 %2023: 64.4 %2024: 69 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 65 values
Period%
202469
202364.4
202270.1
202162.7
202066.6
201976.8
201868
201770.5
201667.9
201576.5
201463.8
201360.8
201293.2
201186.3
201075.4
200971.6
200869.5
200765.4
200664.5
200598.2
200499.7
200397.3
200297.5
2001110
2000116
199981.7
199880.6
199785.4
199672.2
199557.4
199462
199356.7
199246
199142.5
199042.7
198941.1
198842.2
198745.8
198636.7
198524.2
198418.8
198311.5
19826.3
198110.1
198017.6
197922.4
197818
197722
197631.7
197537.8
197440.1
197337.8
197235.9
197136
197044
196940.1
196841.2
196737.4
196634.3
196543.9
196443.8
196348.6
196252.7
196162.6
196063.6

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Ghana?

Trade as a share of GDP in Ghana was 69% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 4.6 pts from 2023. That is the 105th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Ghana?

116% in 2000, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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