Ghana (GHA) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $717k to Zambia. The main products that Ghana exported to Zambia were Other Plastic Products ($371k), Calculators ($69k), and Liquid Pumps ($48.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $1.72M in 2017 to $717k in 2022.

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

Zambia-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $1.38M to Ghana. The main products that Zambia exported to Ghana were Combustion Engines ($542k), Prepared Explosives ($417k), and Ferroalloys ($326k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $709k in 2017 to $1.38M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Ghana exported $717k to Zambia. The main products exported from Ghana to Zambia were Other Plastic Products ($371k), Calculators ($69k), and Liquid Pumps ($48.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $1.72M in 2017 to $717k in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $1.38M to Ghana. The main products exported from Zambia to Ghana were Combustion Engines ($542k), Prepared Explosives ($417k), and Ferroalloys ($326k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $709k in 2022 to $1.38M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Ghana () (2022)

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Trade between Ghana () and Zambia ()

Ghana Exports

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Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Zambia included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), United States ($2.83B), and India ($2.04B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Ghana included Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B), and Switzerland ($4.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Zambia

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($372k), Machines ($201k), and Instruments ($92k).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Machines ($604k), Chemical Products ($417k), and Metals ($326k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Zambia+$50.3kTelephones

Top Product Potential Zambia Ghana+$314kFerroalloys

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Ghana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Zambia ()

Ghana Exports

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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