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Exports $679MRnk 54 / 222
2022
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Top Product $447MRefined Petroleum
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Exports $106MRnk 19 / 133
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Top Product $49.1MCocoa Beans
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.25Rnk 19 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.32Rnk 122 / 133
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GDP$579BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH16.6%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$72.8BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH76.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $49,583CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH11%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,176CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH41.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Belgium-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Belgium exported $679M to Ghana. The main products that Belgium exported to Ghana were Refined Petroleum ($447M), Delivery Trucks ($20.3M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($19M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 16.5%, from $317M in 2017 to $679M in 2022.

In 2022, Belgium did not export any services to Ghana.

Ghana-Belgium Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $106M to Belgium. The main products that Ghana exported to Belgium were Cocoa Beans ($49.1M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($27.4M), and Cocoa Paste ($5.98M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.46%,  from $157M in 2017 to $106M in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana did not export any services to Belgium.

Comparison: In 2022,  Belgium ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.25), and 13 in total exports ($475B). That same year, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, Belgium exported €12M and imported €17.7M from Ghana, resulting in a negative trade balance of €5.69M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Belgium have decreased by €-33.6M (-73.6%) from €45.6M to €12M, while imports increased by €4.87M (37.8%) from €12.9M to €17.7M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Belgium to Ghana were Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products... (€29.5M), Pharmaceutical products (€12.1M), Copper articles (€1.77M), Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof. (€1.23M), and Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€1.15M). In August 2024 the top imports of Belgium from Ghana were Cocoa & cocoa preparations (€4.33M), Animal or vegetable fats, oils, &... (€2.07M), Wood, wood articles, & charcoal (€675k), Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€393k), and Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof. (€202k).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in Belgium's year-by-year exports to Ghana was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€-4.41M or -79.2%), Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof. (€-2.9M or -70.2%), and Food residues & wastes; animal fodder (€-706k or -92.9%). In August 2024, the increase in Belgium's year-by-year imports  from Ghana was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Cocoa & cocoa preparations (€500k or 13.1%), Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€386k or 5.82k%), and Wood, wood articles, & charcoal (€340k or 101%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-33.6M(-73.6%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€4.87M(37.8%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Belgium. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Belgium over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Belgium exported $679M to Ghana. The main products exported from Belgium to Ghana were Refined Petroleum ($447M), Delivery Trucks ($20.3M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($19M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 16.5%, from $317M in 2017 to $679M in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $106M to Belgium. The main products exported from Ghana to Belgium were Cocoa Beans ($49.1M), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($27.4M), and Cocoa Paste ($5.98M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.46%, from $157M in 2022 to $106M in 2017.

Exports from Belgium (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Belgium
Top DestinationGermany$91.9B
Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

This map shows whether countries import more from Belgium or Ghana. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Belgium and Ghana or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belgium than Ghana included Germany ($91.9B), France ($71.1B), and Netherlands ($65.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Belgium included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B) and Burkina Faso ($285M).

Difference in imports from Ghana (Flag) and Belgium (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Belgium - Ghana

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Belgium and Ghana by product, considering products traded by both, Belgium and Ghana.

During 2022, Belgium had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Mineral Products ($447M), Chemical Products ($72.1M), and Transportation ($40M).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Foodstuffs ($62.5M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($27.7M), and Wood Products ($4.84M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Belgium Ghana+$10.7MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Ghana Belgium+$4.13MCocoa Paste

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Belgium and Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium.

Product Space of Belgium (Flag) and Ghana (Flag) (2022)

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