Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Ghana
Ghana: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 172 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Ghana, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Ghana is 172, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 115.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Ghana peaked at 172 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2012.
That places Ghana 70th out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52 | — |
| 2013 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 69 | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 80 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 87 | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 103 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 118 | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 128 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 140 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 147 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 157 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 168 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 171 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 172 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.62 | 52 | 128 | 8 |
| 2020s | 159.17 | 140 | 172 | 6 |
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 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Ghana?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Ghana was 172 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 172 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Ghana ranks 70th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to the country (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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