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About

Ghana-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $4.72B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Ghana exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($4.68B), Cocoa Paste ($11.6M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($11.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $856M in 2017 to $4.72B in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Ghana Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $605M to Ghana. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Ghana were Cars ($82.2M), Refined Petroleum ($59.5M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($43.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.75%,  from $387M in 2017 to $605M in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates 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, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ghana exported $4.72B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Ghana to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($4.68B), Cocoa Paste ($11.6M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($11.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $856M in 2017 to $4.72B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $605M to Ghana. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Ghana were Cars ($82.2M), Refined Petroleum ($59.5M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($43.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.75%, from $387M in 2022 to $605M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Ghana Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than United Arab Emirates included Burkina Faso ($285M) and Estonia ($20.7M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Ghana included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Ghana (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Ghana and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Ghana and United Arab Emirates.

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($4.68B), Foodstuffs ($14M), and Animal Products ($11.4M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Machines ($175M), Transportation ($131M), and Mineral Products ($64.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Ghana United Arab Emirates+$1.45MDiamonds
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Ghana+$34.5MRefined 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 Ghana and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana.

Product Space of Ghana (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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