Ghana (GHA) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-China Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $2.01B to China. The main products that Ghana exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.46B), Manganese Ore ($421M), and Aluminium Ore ($27.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $2.13B in 2017 to $2.01B in 2022.

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

China-Ghana Trade: In 2022, China exported $7.91B to Ghana. The main products that China exported to Ghana were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($380M), Rubber Footwear ($238M), and Pesticides ($193M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 11.2%, from $4.65B in 2017 to $7.91B in 2022.

In 2022, China 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, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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In 2022, Ghana exported $2.01B to China. The main products exported from Ghana to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.46B), Manganese Ore ($421M), and Aluminium Ore ($27.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $2.13B in 2017 to $2.01B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $7.91B to Ghana. The main products exported from China to Ghana were Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($380M), Rubber Footwear ($238M), and Pesticides ($193M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 11.2%, from $4.65B in 2022 to $7.91B in 2017.

Exports from Ghana () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Ghana () (2022)

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Trade between Ghana () and China ()

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

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - China

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.91B), Wood Products ($23.8M), and Metals ($21.6M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Metals ($1.69B), Machines ($1.56B), and Textiles ($916M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana China+$913MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential China Ghana+$67.1MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Ghana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and China ()

Ghana Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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