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About

Ghana-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $9.42M to Egypt. The main products that Ghana exported to Egypt were Cocoa Paste ($4.64M), Cocoa Powder ($1.58M), and Rubber ($1.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Egypt have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.04%, from $12.2M in 2017 to $9.42M in 2022.

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

Egypt-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $216M to Ghana. The main products that Egypt exported to Ghana were Cement ($136M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($12.9M), and Video Displays ($9.81M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 23.7%,  from $74.5M in 2017 to $216M in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt 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, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ghana exported $9.42M to Egypt. The main products exported from Ghana to Egypt were Cocoa Paste ($4.64M), Cocoa Powder ($1.58M), and Rubber ($1.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Egypt have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.04%, from $12.2M in 2017 to $9.42M in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $216M to Ghana. The main products exported from Egypt to Ghana were Cement ($136M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($12.9M), and Video Displays ($9.81M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $74.5M in 2022 to $216M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana (Flag) and Egypt (Flag)

Ghana Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Egypt included Switzerland ($3.37B), United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), and China ($2.01B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Ghana included Turkey ($4.23B), Spain ($3B), and Italy ($3.32B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Egypt

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Foodstuffs ($6.22M), Wood Products ($1.32M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.06M).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Mineral Products ($144M), Chemical Products ($26.1M), and Machines ($11.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Ghana Egypt+$1.13MCocoa Powder
Top Product Potential Egypt Ghana+$5.82MNitrogenous Fertilizers

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

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

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