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$72.8BCURRENT US$
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76.5%CURRENT US$
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$20.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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20.8%CURRENT US$
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$2,176CURRENT US$
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41.6%CURRENT US$
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$1,267CURRENT US$
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About

Ghana-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $3.07M to Zimbabwe. The main products that Ghana exported to Zimbabwe were Large Construction Vehicles ($1.25M), Delivery Trucks ($599k), and Laboratory Reagents ($360k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 103%, from $88.8k in 2017 to $3.07M in 2022.

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

Zimbabwe-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Zimbabwe exported $1.6k to Ghana. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Ghana were Pesticides ($1.59k) and Flavored Water ($12). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 51.1%,  from $57.4k in 2017 to $1.6k in 2022.

In 2022, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ghana exported $3.07M to Zimbabwe. The main products exported from Ghana to Zimbabwe were Large Construction Vehicles ($1.25M), Delivery Trucks ($599k), and Laboratory Reagents ($360k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 103%, from $88.8k in 2017 to $3.07M in 2022.

In 2017, Zimbabwe exported $1.6k to Ghana. The main products exported from Zimbabwe to Ghana were Pesticides ($1.59k) and Flavored Water ($12). During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 51.1%, from $57.4k in 2022 to $1.6k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana (Flag) and Zimbabwe (Flag)

Ghana Exports

Zimbabwe Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Zimbabwe included Switzerland ($3.37B), United States ($2.83B), and India ($2.04B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Ghana included South Africa ($1.47B), Mozambique ($191M), and Belgium ($297M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Zimbabwe

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ghana had a large net trade with Zimbabwe in the exports of Machines ($1.68M), Transportation ($670k), and Chemical Products ($376k).

During 2017, Zimbabwe had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.59k) and Foodstuffs ($12).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Ghana Zimbabwe+$4.05kGold
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Ghana+$2.14kFerroalloys

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

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

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