Tariff rate across all products in Ghana

Ghana: Tariff rate across all products was 12.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
12.5%
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
23rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2000
All-time low
8.6%
in 2008
Years of data
17
1993–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Ghana, 1993–2022

0510151993200720221993: 10 %2000: 16.2 %2001: 9.1 %2002: 9.1 %2003: 9.1 %2007: 9 %2008: 8.6 %2009: 9.9 %2010: 10.1 %2013: 10 %2016: 10.8 %2017: 10.6 %2018: 10.3 %2019: 10 %2020: 10.5 %2021: 10.5 %2022: 12.5 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 20 Ethiopia 12.7% compare
  2. 21 Guinea 12.6% compare
  3. 22 Cape Verde 12.6% compare
  4. 24 Iran 12.1% compare
  5. 25 Guinea-Bissau 11.7% compare
  6. 25 Kenya 11.7% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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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

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.