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$991BCURRENT US$
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18.1%CURRENT US$
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$72.8BCURRENT US$
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76.5%CURRENT US$
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$55,985CURRENT US$
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11.8%CURRENT US$
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$2,176CURRENT US$
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41.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $1.26B to Ghana. The main products that Netherlands exported to Ghana were Refined Petroleum ($796M), Poultry Meat ($69.2M), and Excavation Machinery ($39.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $702M in 2017 to $1.26B in 2022.

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

Ghana-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $538M to Netherlands. The main products that Ghana exported to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($153M), Cocoa Butter ($122M), and Cocoa Paste ($94.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.4%,  from $934M in 2017 to $538M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). That same year, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Netherlands exported $1.26B to Ghana. The main products exported from Netherlands to Ghana were Refined Petroleum ($796M), Poultry Meat ($69.2M), and Excavation Machinery ($39.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $702M in 2017 to $1.26B in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $538M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Ghana to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($153M), Cocoa Butter ($122M), and Cocoa Paste ($94.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $934M in 2022 to $538M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Ghana included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Netherlands included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Burkina Faso ($285M), and Niger ($56.3M).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Ghana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Mineral Products ($802M), Machines ($144M), and Animal Products ($107M).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Foodstuffs ($439M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($35.1M), and Metals ($27M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Netherlands Ghana+$5.95MTelephones
Top Product Potential Ghana Netherlands+$36.6MCrude 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 Netherlands and Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

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

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