Ghana (GHA) and Angola (AGO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-Angola Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $10.7M to Angola. The main products that Ghana exported to Angola were Malt Extract ($4.66M), Delivery Trucks ($1.43M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($799k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 38.7%, from $2.08M in 2017 to $10.7M in 2022.

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

Angola-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Angola exported $27.2M to Ghana. The main products that Angola exported to Ghana were Cement ($5.75M), Iron Ingots ($5.38M), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($3.32M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Angola to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.46%, from $29.3M in 2017 to $27.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B). That same year, Angola ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.55), and 58 in total exports ($54.1B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ghana exported $10.7M to Angola. The main products exported from Ghana to Angola were Malt Extract ($4.66M), Delivery Trucks ($1.43M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($799k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 38.7%, from $2.08M in 2017 to $10.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Angola exported $27.2M to Ghana. The main products exported from Angola to Ghana were Cement ($5.75M), Iron Ingots ($5.38M), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($3.32M). During the last 5 years the exports of Angola to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.46%, from $29.3M in 2022 to $27.2M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana () to Angola () (2022)

Exports from Angola () to Ghana () (2022)

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Trade between Ghana () and Angola ()

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Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

Angola
Top DestinationChina$21.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Angola included Switzerland ($3.37B), United States ($2.83B), and United Arab Emirates ($4.72B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Angola than Ghana included China ($21.8B), France ($3.8B), and Netherlands ($3.91B).

Difference in imports from Angola () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Angola

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Angola in the exports of Foodstuffs ($5.5M), Transportation ($1.88M), and Machines ($1.62M).

During 2017, Angola had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Metals ($7.34M), Mineral Products ($5.75M), and Machines ($5.22M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Angola+$3.59kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Angola Ghana+$4.63kRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Angola () (2022)

Exports from Angola () to Ghana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Angola ()

Ghana Exports

Angola Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Angola () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Angola

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ghana () and Angola () (2022)

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