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Ghana Trade Summary

1998

Ghana exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR GHANA 1998

Overall Exports and Imports for Ghana 1998

Exports and imports of Ghana in 1998 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 1,158 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 2,911 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,225 products were exported to 105 countries and 3,868 products were imported from 155 countries.

Ghana top 5 Export and Import partners 1998

Top five countries to which Ghana exported in 1998 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Ghana exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 219 million, with a partner share of 18.95 percent.
  2. Ghana exports to Netherlands worth US$ 184 million, with a partner share of 15.92 percent.
  3. Ghana exports to Germany worth US$ 87 million, with a partner share of 7.55 percent.
  4. Ghana exports to Spain worth US$ 87 million, with a partner share of 7.54 percent.
  5. Ghana exports to France worth US$ 67 million, with a partner share of 5.75 percent.

Top five countries from which Ghana imported goods in 1998 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Ghana imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 349 million, with a partner share of 11.98 percent.
  2. Ghana imports from United States worth US$ 313 million, with a partner share of 10.77 percent.
  3. Ghana imports from Germany worth US$ 238 million, with a partner share of 8.17 percent.
  4. Ghana imports from Netherlands worth US$ 150 million, with a partner share of 5.15 percent.
  5. Ghana imports from Italy worth US$ 127 million, with a partner share of 4.37 percent.

Ghana Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 1998

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Ghana along with trade value are:

  1. Ghana exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth US$ 447,521.57 million.
  2. Ghana exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth US$ 120,380.63 million.
  3. Ghana exported Wood, nes sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or , worth US$ 95,074.92 million.
  4. Ghana exported Specified tropical wood veneer sheets and for p , worth US$ 88,294.67 million.
  5. Ghana exported Prepared or preserved tuna, skipjack and bonito , worth US$ 51,190.92 million.

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Ghana along with trade value are

  1. Ghana imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 302,863.10 million.
  2. Ghana imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth US$ 171,652.64 million.
  3. Ghana imported Diesel powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding , worth US$ 126,535.87 million.
  4. Ghana imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth US$ 85,774.20 million.
  5. Ghana imported Worn clothing and other worn articles , worth US$ 78,249.38 million.

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 1998

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 1998 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 1998

Tariffs imposed by Ghana in 1998 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was not available percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was not available percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was not available .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were not available and duty free tariff line items share was not available percent.

Development Indicators 1998

Key Development Indicators of Ghana in 1998 are below

  • Ghana GDP in current US dollar was 7,482 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 380.00 .
  • Ghana Trade balance: as % of GDP was -12.86.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -962.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 80.60 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 14.71 .

Trade Indicators 1998

Trade Indicators for Ghana in 1998 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.07.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.11.
  • World Growth in percentage was -0.47 and Ghana Country Growth was 8.31 .