Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Ghana

Ghana: Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) was 89.87 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
89.87
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
51st
of 184 countries
All-time high
89.87
in 2014
All-time low
27.71
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Ghana, 2005–2014

204060802005200920142005: 27.72006: 38.32007: 65.32008: 65.62009: 72.42010: 77.62011: 822012: 85.12013: 86.42014: 89.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Ghana stood at 89.87. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 224.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Ghana peaked at 89.87 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.71, in 2005.

Ghana ranks 51st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Ghana, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 27.71 —
2006 38.28 +38.1%
2007 65.27 +70.5%
2008 65.57 +0.4%
2009 72.41 +10.4%
2010 77.61 +7.2%
2011 82.04 +5.7%
2012 85.13 +3.8%
2013 86.37 +1.5%
2014 89.87 +4.1%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 89.87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79.37, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 89.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.41, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.85 27.71 72.41 5
2010s 84.2 77.61 89.87 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 48 Cyprus 90.09 compare
  2. 49 Kiribati 89.98 compare
  3. 49 New Zealand 89.98 compare
  4. 52 Djibouti 89.65 compare
  5. 52 Hungary 89.65 compare
  6. 54 Peru 89.54 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Ghana?
Trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Ghana was 89.87 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 89.87 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 27.71 in 2005.
How does Ghana rank for trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15)?
Ghana ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 224.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Ghana. Statizoid. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/trading-across-borders-cost-to-export-us-per-container-db06-15-methodology-score/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/trading-across-borders-cost-to-export-us-per-container-db06-15-methodology-score/ghana/">Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,819 data points, 2005–2014
Last refreshed

The score for the cost to export benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.