Ghana Food Prices: Market Rates for Staple Commodities since 2003

Market-level price records for staple commodities in Ghana, curated by the World Food Programme. The data tracks costs for items such as maize, rice, and beans across localized markets, with consistent reporting starting from 2003. While the global database covers 3,000 markets, this subset focuses specifically on Ghanaian economic indicators through 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility of maize and rice to monitor food security trends in Ghana
• Comparing market-level price differentials for beans and sugar across different regions
• Developing time-series forecasts for food inflation using historical monthly price records

Strengths

• Sourced directly from the World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database
• Includes specific staple commodities like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar
• Longitudinal coverage spanning over 20 years for many Ghanaian markets

Limitations

• Specific column headers and row counts are not defined in the source metadata
• Reporting frequency is inconsistent, varying between weekly and monthly updates
• Data availability prior to 2003 is sparse

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and price surveys

Time Range

2003-2026

Freshness

Updated weekly, though the majority of the underlying data is reported at monthly intervals.

Geography

Ghana