Ghana Labor Content of Exports Summary

2004 Data
           
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View for Ghana in 2004 the domestic labor value added or total wages supported by final output or exports when considering forward linkages* or backward linkages**, including wages directly paid to workers in the export sector as well as indirectly to workers providing inputs to the export sector, by skilled and unskilled workers, economy-wide and across 24 sectors.
* the sector's value added embedded as inputs in other sectors' exports
** the value added embedded in the sector's exports from all other sectors

Country
Year

Top 5 sector exporting labor value added - bwd linkage

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries742.9119.83723.09
Wood Products173.6114.54159.08
Processed Foods157.5821.16136.42
Trade and Transport Services134.0626.42107.63
Other Private Services70.1827.4242.76

Top 5 sectors supplying labor value added to exports - fwd linkage

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries782.596.26776.33
Trade and Transport Services249.3746.63202.73
Processed Foods101.5317.2684.27
Wood Products85.169.7975.37
Other Private Services80.5832.8047.79

Top 5 labor value added share in gross exports (%)

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat61.0533.1327.93
Wood Products57.644.8352.81
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries54.271.4552.82
Construction46.437.3839.05
Wearing Apparel45.786.1839.59

Direct and total labor value added of exports

yearDirect labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)Total labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)
20041,157.161,442.53
20072,069.832,773.17
20113,178.034,190.08
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Total labor value added in domestic output and exports

yearTotal labor value added (US$ Mil)Total labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)
20044,836.381,442.53
200714,915.002,773.17
201124,480.964,190.08
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Skilled and unskilled total labor value added of exports

yearTotal skilled labor value added (US$ Mil)Total unskilled labor value added (US$ Mil)
2004152.321,290.21
2007496.892,276.28
2011605.233,584.85
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Direct and indirect labor value added of exports

SectorDescriptionDirect labor VA in exportIndirect Labor VA in Export
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries672.7570.16
Wood Products84.5989.03
Processed Foods101.0656.52
Trade and Transport Services125.938.13
Other Private Services64.455.72
Metals nec21.7516.30
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat27.934.88
Minerals nec21.186.55
Electricity, Gas, Water9.362.58
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products5.746.16
Machinery and Equipment nec3.916.56
Metal Products4.691.92
Wearing Apparel4.850.83
Beverages and Tobacco Products2.092.24
Leather Products2.750.66
Textiles1.731.48
Energy Extraction0.551.13
Mineral Products nec0.730.93
Ferrous Metals0.430.78
Manufactures nec0.001.13
Paper Products, Publishing0.390.65
Transport Equipment0.011.01
Construction0.270.02
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Skilled and unskilled total labor value added in exports

SectorDescriptionTotal VA skilledTotal VA Unskilled
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries19.83723.09
Wood Products14.54159.08
Processed Foods21.16136.42
Trade and Transport Services26.42107.63
Other Private Services27.4242.76
Metals nec7.2330.82
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat17.8015.01
Minerals nec4.5223.21
Electricity, Gas, Water3.668.28
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products2.549.36
Machinery and Equipment nec1.958.53
Metal Products1.185.43
Wearing Apparel0.774.91
Beverages and Tobacco Products0.453.88
Leather Products0.512.89
Textiles0.392.83
Energy Extraction0.321.36
Mineral Products nec0.381.28
Ferrous Metals0.280.92
Manufactures nec0.350.78
Paper Products, Publishing0.250.79
Transport Equipment0.310.72
Construction0.050.24
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Total labor value added share of gross exports

SectorDescriptionTotal labor VA in export share
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat61.05
Wood Products57.64
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries54.27
Construction46.43
Wearing Apparel45.78
Processed Foods45.53
Other Private Services41.67
Metal Products38.85
Leather Products38.67
Trade and Transport Services38.39
Beverages and Tobacco Products34.94
Metals nec25.83
Electricity, Gas, Water23.70
Ferrous Metals22.78
Paper Products, Publishing20.04
Machinery and Equipment nec19.53
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products18.84
Minerals nec18.69
Mineral Products nec17.12
Manufactures nec14.36
Textiles14.17
Transport Equipment5.73
Energy Extraction2.82
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