Tariff rate across all products in Ghana
Ghana: Tariff rate across all products was 12.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate across all products in Ghana, 1993–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Ghana is 12.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Ghana peaked at 16.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 23rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 16.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Ghana?
- Tariff rate across all products in Ghana was 12.5% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.