Ghana (GHA) and Ireland (IRL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-Ireland Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $4.88M to Ireland. The main products that Ghana exported to Ireland were Bran ($1.52M), Processed Fish ($1.39M), and Sawn Wood ($466k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Ireland have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.97%, from $7M in 2017 to $4.88M in 2022.

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

Ireland-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Ireland exported $69.7M to Ghana. The main products that Ireland exported to Ghana were Malt Extract ($24.4M), Concentrated Milk ($10.7M), and Edible Offal ($7.86M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.73%, from $76.1M in 2017 to $69.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Ireland 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, Ireland ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.27), and 31 in total exports ($236B).

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In 2022, Ghana exported $4.88M to Ireland. The main products exported from Ghana to Ireland were Bran ($1.52M), Processed Fish ($1.39M), and Sawn Wood ($466k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Ireland have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.97%, from $7M in 2017 to $4.88M in 2022.

In 2017, Ireland exported $69.7M to Ghana. The main products exported from Ireland to Ghana were Malt Extract ($24.4M), Concentrated Milk ($10.7M), and Edible Offal ($7.86M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.73%, from $76.1M in 2022 to $69.7M in 2017.

Exports from Ghana () to Ireland () (2022)

Exports from Ireland () to Ghana () (2022)

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Trade between Ghana () and Ireland ()

Ghana Exports

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Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

Ireland
Top DestinationUnited States$70.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Ireland included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), India ($2.04B), and Burkina Faso ($285M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ireland than Ghana included United States ($70.7B), Germany ($28.6B), and United Kingdom ($19B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Ireland

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Foodstuffs ($3.79M), Wood Products ($640k), and Vegetable Products ($230k).

During 2017, Ireland had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Animal Products ($33.6M), Foodstuffs ($25.7M), and Chemical Products ($5.23M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Ireland+$763kProcessed Fish

Top Product Potential Ireland Ghana+$2.44MScented Mixtures

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Ireland () (2022)

Exports from Ireland () to Ghana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Ireland ()

Ghana Exports

Ireland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Ireland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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