Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Ghana
Ghana: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) was 82.39 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Ghana, 2005–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Ghana stood at 82.39. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 378.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Ghana peaked at 82.39 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.22, in 2005.
That places Ghana 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.22 | — |
| 2006 | 28.84 | +67.5% |
| 2007 | 60.85 | +111.0% |
| 2008 | 56.93 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 62.6 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 68.86 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 71.18 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 75.24 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 77.96 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 82.39 | +5.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 82.39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79.21, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 82.39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.57, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.29 | 17.22 | 62.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.13 | 68.86 | 82.39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 83 Algeria 82.92 compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 82.57 compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 82.57 compare
- 87 Bulgaria 82.3 compare
- 87 Lebanon 82.3 compare
- 89 North Macedonia 82.04 compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Ghana?
- Trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Ghana was 82.39 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 82.39 in 2014.
- What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.22 in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15)?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 378.6%. 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 import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost to import 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.