Ghana (GHA) and Ethiopia (ETH) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Ghana exported $660k to Ethiopia. The main products that Ghana exported to Ethiopia were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($261k), Perfumes ($173k), and Other Furniture ($64.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.3%, from $273k in 2018 to $660k in 2023.

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

Ethiopia-Ghana In N/A, Ethiopia did not export any products to Ghana.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Ghana ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 71 in total exports ($27.1B). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Ghana exported $660k to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Ghana to Ethiopia were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($261k), Perfumes ($173k), and Other Furniture ($64.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.3%, from $273k in 2018 to $660k in 2023.

Ethiopia does not register exports to Ghana. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Ghana were Poultry ($637k), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($80.7k), and Sowing Seeds ($52.6k).

Exports from Ghana () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Ghana () (2023)

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Trade between Ghana () and Ethiopia ()

Ghana Exports

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Ghana
Top DestinationSwitzerland$6.49B

Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ghana than Ethiopia included Switzerland ($6.49B), United Arab Emirates ($4.93B), and India ($2.26B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Ghana included Saudi Arabia ($304M), Djibouti ($155M), and Somalia ($142M).

Difference in imports from Ethiopia () and Ghana () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Ethiopia

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

During 2023, Ghana had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($261k), Chemical Products ($226k), and Machines ($73.4k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Ethiopia+$20.9kRubber Tires

Top Product Potential Ethiopia Ghana+$198kTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Ghana () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Ethiopia ()

Ghana Exports

Ethiopia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Ethiopia () and Ghana () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Ethiopia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ghana () and Ethiopia () (2023)

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