Ghana vs Japan: Share of imports that come from China
Ghana
22.7%
in 2025
Japan
23.6%
in 2025
Ghana rank
56th
Japan rank
54th
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 23.6% against 22.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Ghana ranks 56th and Japan ranks 54th of 206 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 9.9% | 7.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 19.3% | 11.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 23.1% | 6.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 23.2% | 2.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, Ghana or Japan?
- Japan, at 23.6% against 22.7% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Ghana and Japan?
- 0.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Ghana ranks 56th and Japan ranks 54th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.