Ghana vs Western Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value
Ghana
26.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
-18.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Western Africa rank
30th
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value over time
- Ghana
- Western Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 26.28 % change on previous year against -18.07 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 44.35 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 30th of 239 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.29 % change on previous year | 13.92 % change on previous year | 0.376 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | 10.1 % change on previous year | 26.35 % change on previous year | 16.25 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 33.26 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 31.96 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 8.16 % change on previous year | 8.36 % change on previous year | 0.1962 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 12.46 % change on previous year | 11.3 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 14.01 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 9.88 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.88 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, Ghana or Western Africa?
- Ghana, at 26.28 % change on previous year against -18.07 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value between Ghana and Western Africa?
- 44.35 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Western Africa rank globally for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value?
- Ghana ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 30th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.