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About

China-Ghana Trade: In 2023, China exported $6.15B to Ghana. The main products that China exported to Ghana were Rubber Footwear ($347M), Pesticides ($257M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($223M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $3.4B in 2018 to $6.15B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Ghana.

Ghana-China Trade: In 2023, Ghana exported $1.83B to China. The main products that Ghana exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.08B), Manganese Ore ($469M), and Aluminium Ore ($85.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.68%,  from $2.45B in 2018 to $1.83B in 2023.

In 2023, Ghana did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Ghana ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 71 in total exports ($27.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $6.15B to Ghana. The main products exported from China to Ghana were Rubber Footwear ($347M), Pesticides ($257M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($223M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $3.4B in 2018 to $6.15B in 2023.

In 2018, Ghana exported $1.83B to China. The main products exported from Ghana to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.08B), Manganese Ore ($469M), and Aluminium Ore ($85.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.68%, from $2.45B in 2023 to $1.83B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Ghana
Top Destination
Switzerland$6.49B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Ghana included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ghana than China included Gibraltar ($82.3M) and Christmas Island ($861).

Difference in imports from Ghana (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Ghana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Machines ($1.18B), Metals ($991M), and Textiles ($740M).

During 2018, Ghana had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.7B), Foodstuffs ($30.3M), and Animal Products ($26.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Ghana+$67.1MTelephones
Top Product Potential Ghana China+$913MCrude Petroleum

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 China and Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Ghana (Flag) (2023)

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