Over the years, Ghana has consistently been identified as a nation heavily reliant on imported goods.
Ghana imports various essential commodities, including toothpicks, toilet paper, rice, ceramic tiles, tomatoes, sugar, poultry, and bottled water.
While some question the duration of reliance on imports, others argue that these goods are necessary to supplement local production and prevent shortages.
According to the recent OEC trade statistics report, Ghana expended approximately $349 million on the importation of toilet paper.
This amount was spent between 2017 to 2021.
The report highlighted that Ghana’s average import bill on toilet paper stood at about $70 million annually.
In a chart shared by Joy News and sighted by GhanaWeb Business, a total of $101 million was used to import toilet paper in 2017.
In 2018, it moved to $97 million while in 2019, it reduced to $58 million.
Then in the year 2020, the bill stood at $51 million and in 2021, $42 million.
Per the chart, there has been a downward trend in the money used in the importation of the toilet paper.