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Ghana-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $113M to Hong Kong. The main products that Ghana exported to Hong Kong were Gold ($32.2M), Other Hides and Skins ($2.3M), and Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($691k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 113%, from $2.58M in 2017 to $113M in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $81.4M to Ghana. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Ghana were Broadcasting Equipment ($27.8M), Computers ($4.1M), and Aluminium Plating ($3.56M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $49.8M in 2017 to $81.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ghana exported $113M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Ghana to Hong Kong were Gold ($32.2M), Other Hides and Skins ($2.3M), and Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($691k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 113%, from $2.58M in 2017 to $113M in 2022.

In 2017, Hong Kong exported $81.4M to Ghana. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Ghana were Broadcasting Equipment ($27.8M), Computers ($4.1M), and Aluminium Plating ($3.56M). During the last 22 years the exports of Hong Kong to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $49.8M in 1995 to $81.4M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong () to Ghana () (2022)

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Trade between Ghana () and Hong Kong ()

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Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Hong Kong included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Burkina Faso ($285M), and Cote d'Ivoire ($163M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Ghana included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

Difference in imports from Hong Kong () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Hong Kong

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Precious Metals ($32.2M), Animal Hides ($2.3M), and Animal Products ($929k).

During 2017, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Machines ($34.1M), Metals ($3.6M), and Instruments ($1.25M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Hong Kong+$67.3MGold

Top Product Potential Hong Kong Ghana+$10.6MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong () to Ghana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Hong Kong ()

Ghana Exports

Hong Kong Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Hong Kong () and Ghana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Hong Kong

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ghana () and Hong Kong () (2022)

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