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$72.8BCURRENT US$
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76.5%CURRENT US$
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$25.5TCURRENT US$
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56.7%CURRENT US$
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$2,176CURRENT US$
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41.6%CURRENT US$
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$76,399CURRENT US$
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47.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Ghana-United States In 2022, Ghana exported $2.83B to United States. The main products that Ghana exported to United States are Crude Petroleum ($2.36B), Cocoa Beans ($145M), and Cocoa Paste ($87.5M). During the last 27 years the exports of Ghana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $201M in 1995 to $2.83B in 2022.

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

United States-Ghana 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). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 6.76%, from $160M in 1995 to $938M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Ghana ranked 115 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.35), and 79 in total exports ($20B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), 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 27 years the exports of Ghana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $201M in 1995 to $2.83B in 2022.

In 2022, 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 27 years the exports of United States to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 6.76%, from $160M in 1995 to $938M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Ghana Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$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 2021, countries that imported more from Ghana than United States were Burkina Faso ($285M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from United States than Ghana were 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 2022, United States had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Transportation ($198M), Mineral Products ($194M), and Machines ($139M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Ghana has comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more United States has comparative advantage over Ghana.

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

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