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2022
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Exports $2.83BRnk 3 / 133
2022
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Top Product $2.36BCrude Petroleum
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Exports $938MRnk 82 / 219
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Top Product $130MCars
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.32Rnk 122 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$72.8BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH76.5%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $2,176CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH41.6%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Ghana-United States Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $2.83B to United States. The main products that Ghana exported to United States were Crude Petroleum ($2.36B), Cocoa Beans ($145M), and Cocoa Paste ($87.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 30.5%, from $747M in 2017 to $2.83B in 2022.

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

United States-Ghana Trade: In 2022, United States exported $938M to Ghana. The main products that United States exported to Ghana were Cars ($130M), Petroleum Gas ($95.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 0.71%,  from $899M in 2017 to $938M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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 States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ghana exported $2.83B to United States. The main products exported from Ghana to United States were Crude Petroleum ($2.36B), Cocoa Beans ($145M), and Cocoa Paste ($87.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 30.5%, from $747M in 2017 to $2.83B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $938M to Ghana. The main products exported from United States to Ghana were Cars ($130M), Petroleum Gas ($95.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($87M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 0.71%, from $899M in 2022 to $938M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Ghana (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Ghana Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than United States included Burkina Faso ($285M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Ghana included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Ghana (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ghana - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.36B), Foodstuffs ($313M), and Textiles ($41.3M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Transportation ($198M), Mineral Products ($194M), and Machines ($139M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana United States+$824MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential United States Ghana+$91MRefined 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 States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana.

Product Space of Ghana (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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