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Ghana Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Ghana monthly trade data
Ghana quarterly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Ghana

Overall Exports and Imports for Ghana 2022

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 17,379 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 17,963 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,533 products are exported to 159 countries and 4,184 products are imported from 200 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2022

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

  • Ghana exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth 6,484,541.86 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 5,188,804.24 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 1,261,449.74 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana exported Cocoa paste, not defatted , worth 414,306.61 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth 289,948.04 (US$ Thousands).

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

  • Ghana imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 4,572,987.44 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 380,017.25 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana imported Cement clinkers , worth 373,542.07 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana imported Other worked grains of other cereals, nes , worth 257,291.31 (US$ Thousands).
  • Ghana imported Frozen cuts and offal of chicken (excl. livers) , worth 198,100.78 (US$ Thousands).

Ghana top 5 Export and Import partners 2022

The top five countries to which Ghana exported 2022 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Ghana exports to Switzerland worth US$ 3,152 million, with a partner share of 18.14 percent.
  2. Ghana exports to China worth US$ 2,201 million, with a partner share of 12.67 percent.
  3. Ghana exports to Canada worth US$ 1,829 million, with a partner share of 10.53 percent.
  4. Ghana exports to South Africa worth US$ 1,802 million, with a partner share of 10.37 percent.
  5. Ghana exports to India worth US$ 1,688 million, with a partner share of 9.71 percent.

The top five countries to which Ghana imported goods 2022 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Ghana imports from China worth US$ 3,187 million, with a partner share of 17.74 percent.
  2. Ghana imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 2,410 million, with a partner share of 13.42 percent.
  3. Ghana imports from Netherlands worth US$ 1,351 million, with a partner share of 7.52 percent.
  4. Ghana imports from United States worth US$ 1,073 million, with a partner share of 5.97 percent.
  5. Ghana imports from India worth US$ 959 million, with a partner share of 5.34 percent.

Ghana Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2022

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2022 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2022

Tariffs imposed by Ghana in 2022 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 35.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 12.97.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 12.65.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 819,526.07 and duty free tariff line items share is 3.33.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.12.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.12.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 36.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 5,052.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Ghana World Development Indicators (WDI) 2022

Key Development Indicators of Ghana in 2022 are below

WDI

Ghana Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Ghana is 118.
  • The trade across border rank is 158.
Doing Business

Ghana Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.
CPIA

GhanaLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Ghana in 2016 is 2.66.
  • The LPI rank is 88.
LPI

Ghana Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Ghana is 18.40.
SPRD