Market Monitor

Name: Ghana Market Monitor
Creator: WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX

WFP's market monitoring for Ghana: the cost of a food basket, food and headline inflation, currency depreciation and the alert level assigned each month. Sourced from WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO). 185 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 1 Oct 2020 to 1 Dec 2023listing updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵19.00185 recordsEconomy

The newest figures in this dataset are from 1 Dec 2023; the source has published nothing newer. Check the dates before relying on a figure.

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
date	DATE
monthly_version	INTEGER
frequency_name	TEXT
admin1	TEXT
data_level	TEXT
main_staple_food	TEXT
price_type	TEXT
caloric_contribution	DECIMAL(24,6)
quarterly_change_nsa	DECIMAL(24,6)
monthly_change_nsa	DECIMAL(24,6)
quarterly_change_sa	DECIMAL(24,6)
monthly_change_sa	DECIMAL(24,6)
yo_ychange_quarter	DECIMAL(24,6)
yo_ychange_month	DECIMAL(24,6)
price_trend_quarter	TEXT
price_trend_month	TEXT
quarterly_cost_share	DECIMAL(24,6)
tot_impact_quarterly_change	DECIMAL(24,6)
tot_impact_quarterly_code	TEXT
tot_impact_monthly_change	DECIMAL(24,6)
tot_impact_monthly_code	TEXT
last_modify_date	TEXT
source	TEXT

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First 5 rows of Market Monitor
dateDATE	monthly versionINTEGER	frequency nameTEXT	admin1TEXT	data levelTEXT	main staple foodTEXT	price typeTEXT	caloric contributionDECIMAL(24,6)	quarterly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)	monthly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)	quarterly change saDECIMAL(24,6)	monthly change saDECIMAL(24,6)	yo ychange quarterDECIMAL(24,6)	yo ychange monthDECIMAL(24,6)	price trend quarterTEXT	price trend monthTEXT	quarterly cost shareDECIMAL(24,6)	tot impact quarterly changeDECIMAL(24,6)	tot impact quarterly codeTEXT	tot impact monthly changeDECIMAL(24,6)	tot impact monthly codeTEXT	last modify dateTEXT	sourceTEXT
2021-03-01	55	Monthly	National Average	National	Cassava	Wholesale	21	-60	-1	-52	-29	-29	-57	Negative	Negative	45	—	Negative	—	Normal	2021-05-19 16:55:27.200	WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
2021-03-01	55	Monthly	National Average	National	Maize	Wholesale	12	20	-1	6	1	37	42	Moderate	Normal	10	-36	Negative	1	Normal	2021-05-19 16:55:27.200	WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
2021-03-01	55	Monthly	National Average	National	Plantains (apentu)	Wholesale	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A	N/A	—	—	Negative	—	Normal	2021-05-19 16:55:27.200	WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
2021-03-01	55	Monthly	National Average	National	Yam	Wholesale	11	32	4	43	119	9	76	Severe	Severe	27	—	Negative	—	Normal	2021-05-19 16:55:27.200	WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
2021-03-01	55	Monthly	National Average	National	Rice (imported)	Wholesale	8	21	2	14	7	6	18	High	Moderate	18	—	Negative	—	Normal	2021-05-19 16:55:27.203	WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

dateDATE	monthly versionINTEGER	frequency nameTEXT	admin1TEXT	data levelTEXT	main staple foodTEXT	price typeTEXT	caloric contributionDECIMAL(24,6)	quarterly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)	monthly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)	quarterly change saDECIMAL(24,6)	monthly change saDECIMAL(24,6)	yo ychange quarterDECIMAL(24,6)	yo ychange monthDECIMAL(24,6)	price trend quarterTEXT	price trend monthTEXT	quarterly cost shareDECIMAL(24,6)	tot impact quarterly changeDECIMAL(24,6)	tot impact quarterly codeTEXT	tot impact monthly changeDECIMAL(24,6)	tot impact monthly codeTEXT	last modify dateTEXT	sourceTEXT
2000-01-01	10	example-frequency_name-1	example-admin1-1	example-data_level-1	example-main_staple_food-1	example-price_type-1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	example-price_trend_quarter-1	example-price_trend_month-1	10	10	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-1	10	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-1	example-last_modify_date-1	example-source-1
2000-01-01	20	example-frequency_name-2	example-admin1-2	example-data_level-2	example-main_staple_food-2	example-price_type-2	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	example-price_trend_quarter-2	example-price_trend_month-2	20	20	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-2	20	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-2	example-last_modify_date-2	example-source-2
2000-01-01	30	example-frequency_name-3	example-admin1-3	example-data_level-3	example-main_staple_food-3	example-price_type-3	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	example-price_trend_quarter-3	example-price_trend_month-3	30	30	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-3	30	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-3	example-last_modify_date-3	example-source-3
2000-01-01	40	example-frequency_name-4	example-admin1-4	example-data_level-4	example-main_staple_food-4	example-price_type-4	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	example-price_trend_quarter-4	example-price_trend_month-4	40	40	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-4	40	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-4	example-last_modify_date-4	example-source-4
2000-01-01	50	example-frequency_name-5	example-admin1-5	example-data_level-5	example-main_staple_food-5	example-price_type-5	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	example-price_trend_quarter-5	example-price_trend_month-5	50	50	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-5	50	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-5	example-last_modify_date-5	example-source-5
2000-01-01	60	example-frequency_name-6	example-admin1-6	example-data_level-6	example-main_staple_food-6	example-price_type-6	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	example-price_trend_quarter-6	example-price_trend_month-6	60	60	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-6	60	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-6	example-last_modify_date-6	example-source-6
2000-01-01	70	example-frequency_name-7	example-admin1-7	example-data_level-7	example-main_staple_food-7	example-price_type-7	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	example-price_trend_quarter-7	example-price_trend_month-7	70	70	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-7	70	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-7	example-last_modify_date-7	example-source-7
2000-01-01	80	example-frequency_name-8	example-admin1-8	example-data_level-8	example-main_staple_food-8	example-price_type-8	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	example-price_trend_quarter-8	example-price_trend_month-8	80	80	example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-8	80	example-tot_impact_monthly_code-8	example-last_modify_date-8	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/market_monitor

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 1 Oct 2020 to 1 Dec 2023no newer figures published
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 2, 2026looked right
Source: WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1 Oct 2020 to 1 Dec 2023; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Market monitor (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX]. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/market-monitor

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/market_monitor?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/market_monitor?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/market_monitor",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
date	DATE
monthly_version	INTEGER
frequency_name	TEXT
admin1	TEXT
data_level	TEXT
main_staple_food	TEXT
price_type	TEXT
caloric_contribution	DECIMAL(24,6)
quarterly_change_nsa	DECIMAL(24,6)
monthly_change_nsa	DECIMAL(24,6)
quarterly_change_sa	DECIMAL(24,6)
monthly_change_sa	DECIMAL(24,6)
yo_ychange_quarter	DECIMAL(24,6)
yo_ychange_month	DECIMAL(24,6)
price_trend_quarter	TEXT
price_trend_month	TEXT
quarterly_cost_share	DECIMAL(24,6)
tot_impact_quarterly_change	DECIMAL(24,6)
tot_impact_quarterly_code	TEXT
tot_impact_monthly_change	DECIMAL(24,6)
tot_impact_monthly_code	TEXT
last_modify_date	TEXT
source	TEXT

dateDATE

monthly versionINTEGER

frequency nameTEXT

admin1TEXT

data levelTEXT

main staple foodTEXT

price typeTEXT

caloric contributionDECIMAL(24,6)

quarterly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)

monthly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)

quarterly change saDECIMAL(24,6)

monthly change saDECIMAL(24,6)

yo ychange quarterDECIMAL(24,6)

yo ychange monthDECIMAL(24,6)

price trend quarterTEXT

price trend monthTEXT

quarterly cost shareDECIMAL(24,6)

tot impact quarterly changeDECIMAL(24,6)

tot impact quarterly codeTEXT

tot impact monthly changeDECIMAL(24,6)

tot impact monthly codeTEXT

last modify dateTEXT

sourceTEXT

2021-03-01

Monthly

National Average

National

Cassava

Wholesale

-60

-1

-52

-29

-57

Negative

—

Negative

—

Normal

2021-05-19 16:55:27.200

WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

2021-03-01

Monthly

National Average

National

Maize

Wholesale

-1

Moderate

Normal

-36

Negative

Normal

2021-05-19 16:55:27.200

WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

2021-03-01

Monthly

National Average

National

Plantains (apentu)

Wholesale

—

N/A

—

Negative

—

Normal

2021-05-19 16:55:27.200

WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

2021-03-01

Monthly

National Average

National

Yam

Wholesale

119

Severe

—

Negative

—

Normal

2021-05-19 16:55:27.200

WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

2021-03-01

Monthly

National Average

National

Rice (imported)

Wholesale

High

Moderate

—

Negative

—

Normal

2021-05-19 16:55:27.203

WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

dateDATE

monthly versionINTEGER

frequency nameTEXT

admin1TEXT

data levelTEXT

main staple foodTEXT

price typeTEXT

caloric contributionDECIMAL(24,6)

quarterly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)

monthly change nsaDECIMAL(24,6)

quarterly change saDECIMAL(24,6)

monthly change saDECIMAL(24,6)

yo ychange quarterDECIMAL(24,6)

yo ychange monthDECIMAL(24,6)

price trend quarterTEXT

price trend monthTEXT

quarterly cost shareDECIMAL(24,6)

tot impact quarterly changeDECIMAL(24,6)

tot impact quarterly codeTEXT

tot impact monthly changeDECIMAL(24,6)

tot impact monthly codeTEXT

last modify dateTEXT

sourceTEXT

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-1

example-admin1-1

example-data_level-1

example-main_staple_food-1

example-price_type-1

example-price_trend_quarter-1

example-price_trend_month-1

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-1

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-1

example-last_modify_date-1

example-source-1

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-2

example-admin1-2

example-data_level-2

example-main_staple_food-2

example-price_type-2

example-price_trend_quarter-2

example-price_trend_month-2

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-2

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-2

example-last_modify_date-2

example-source-2

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-3

example-admin1-3

example-data_level-3

example-main_staple_food-3

example-price_type-3

example-price_trend_quarter-3

example-price_trend_month-3

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-3

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-3

example-last_modify_date-3

example-source-3

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-4

example-admin1-4

example-data_level-4

example-main_staple_food-4

example-price_type-4

example-price_trend_quarter-4

example-price_trend_month-4

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-4

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-4

example-last_modify_date-4

example-source-4

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-5

example-admin1-5

example-data_level-5

example-main_staple_food-5

example-price_type-5

example-price_trend_quarter-5

example-price_trend_month-5

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-5

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-5

example-last_modify_date-5

example-source-5

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-6

example-admin1-6

example-data_level-6

example-main_staple_food-6

example-price_type-6

example-price_trend_quarter-6

example-price_trend_month-6

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-6

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-6

example-last_modify_date-6

example-source-6

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-7

example-admin1-7

example-data_level-7

example-main_staple_food-7

example-price_type-7

example-price_trend_quarter-7

example-price_trend_month-7

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-7

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-7

example-last_modify_date-7

example-source-7

2000-01-01

example-frequency_name-8

example-admin1-8

example-data_level-8

example-main_staple_food-8

example-price_type-8

example-price_trend_quarter-8

example-price_trend_month-8

example-tot_impact_quarterly_code-8

example-tot_impact_monthly_code-8

example-last_modify_date-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Market monitor (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from WFP Global Market Monitor, via HDX]. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/market-monitor

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/market_monitor?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/market_monitor?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/market_monitor",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]