France (FRA) and Ghana (GHA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Ghana Trade: In 2023, France exported $293M to Ghana. The main products that France exported to Ghana were Flexible Metal Tubing ($41.8M), Excavation Machinery ($21.7M), and Processed Cereals ($21.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $277M in 2018 to $293M in 2023.

In 2023, France did not export any services to Ghana.

Ghana-France Trade: In 2023, Ghana exported $341M to France. The main products that Ghana exported to France were Cocoa Beans ($108M), Crude Petroleum ($76.9M), and Cocoa Butter ($60.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.72%, from $539M in 2018 to $341M in 2023.

In 2023, Ghana did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Ghana ranked 109 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 71 in total exports ($27.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, France exported $293M to Ghana. The main products exported from France to Ghana were Flexible Metal Tubing ($41.8M), Excavation Machinery ($21.7M), and Processed Cereals ($21.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $277M in 2018 to $293M in 2023.

In 2018, Ghana exported $341M to France. The main products exported from Ghana to France were Cocoa Beans ($108M), Crude Petroleum ($76.9M), and Cocoa Butter ($60.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.72%, from $539M in 2023 to $341M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Ghana () (2023)

Exports from Ghana () to France () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Ghana
Top DestinationSwitzerland$6.49B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Ghana included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ghana than France included Uganda ($237M), Burkina Faso ($574M), and Liberia ($30.3M).

Difference in imports from Ghana () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Ghana

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Metals ($57.7M), Machines ($55.1M), and Chemical Products ($48.4M).

During 2018, Ghana had a large net trade with France in the exports of Foodstuffs ($208M), Mineral Products ($76.9M), and Vegetable Products ($38.6M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Ghana+$14.2MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Ghana France+$8.48MCocoa Paste

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Ghana () (2023)

Exports from Ghana () to France () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Ghana () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Ghana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of France () and Ghana () (2023)

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