Loading..

Ghana Trade Summary

2006

Ghana exports, imports, tariff by year.

Country and Region
Year
For at a glance i.e. latest available trade, tariff, trade barriers and other trade related data Click Here.
Please note the exports, imports and tariff data are based on reported data and not gap filled. Please check the Data Availability for coverage.

Imports/Exports


Products

TRADE SUMMARY FOR GHANA 2006

Overall Exports and Imports for Ghana 2006

Exports and imports of Ghana in 2006 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 3,614 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 5,329 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,203 products were exported to 127 countries and 4,220 products were imported from 161 countries.

Ghana top 5 Export and Import partners 2006

Top five countries to which Ghana exported in 2006 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Ghana exports to South Africa worth US$ 933 million, with a partner share of 25.81 percent.
  2. Ghana exports to Burkina Faso worth US$ 456 million, with a partner share of 12.62 percent.
  3. Ghana exports to Netherlands worth US$ 403 million, with a partner share of 11.14 percent.
  4. Ghana exports to Switzerland worth US$ 245 million, with a partner share of 6.79 percent.
  5. Ghana exports to France worth US$ 165 million, with a partner share of 4.56 percent.

Top five countries from which Ghana imported goods in 2006 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Ghana imports from Nigeria worth US$ 510 million, with a partner share of 9.57 percent.
  2. Ghana imports from China worth US$ 504 million, with a partner share of 9.46 percent.
  3. Ghana imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 474 million, with a partner share of 8.89 percent.
  4. Ghana imports from United States worth US$ 352 million, with a partner share of 6.61 percent.
  5. Ghana imports from Belgium worth US$ 301 million, with a partner share of 5.65 percent.

Ghana Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2006

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

  1. Ghana exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth US$ 1,130,659.71 million.
  2. Ghana exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth US$ 1,096,321.84 million.
  3. Ghana exported Printed plain cotton weave, with >=85% cotton, , worth US$ 228,570.10 million.
  4. Ghana exported Household and toilet articles of plastics, nes , worth US$ 168,521.09 million.
  5. Ghana exported Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried , worth US$ 118,945.69 million.

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

  1. Ghana imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth US$ 684,932.49 million.
  2. Ghana imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth US$ 303,734.62 million.
  3. Ghana imported New stamps; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; c , worth US$ 208,092.12 million.
  4. Ghana imported Cement clinkers , worth US$ 162,260.52 million.
  5. Ghana imported Diesel powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding , worth US$ 124,708.09 million.

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2006

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2006 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2006

Tariffs imposed by Ghana in 2006 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 2006

Key Development Indicators of Ghana in 2006 are below

  • Ghana GDP in current US dollar was 20,885 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 570.00 .
  • Ghana Trade balance: as % of GDP was -15.21.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -3,176.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 64.52 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 13.96 .

Trade Indicators 2006

Trade Indicators for Ghana in 2006 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.05.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.30.
  • World Growth in percentage was 7.64 and Ghana Country Growth was 12.83 .