ICT goods imports in Ghana
Ghana: ICT goods imports was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict goods imports in Ghana is 1.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Ghana peaked at 7.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 178th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +58.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +57.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Ghana?
- Ict goods imports in Ghana was 1.5% in 2023, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for ict goods imports?
- Ghana ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).