Kenya (KEN) and Ghana (GHA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Kenya-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $9.53M to Ghana. The main products that Kenya exported to Ghana were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($5.08M), Tea ($1.24M), and Aluminium Plating ($580k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%, from $7.15M in 2017 to $9.53M in 2022.

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

Ghana-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $5.46M to Kenya. The main products that Ghana exported to Kenya were Coconut Oil ($2.44M), Cocoa Powder ($1.66M), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($595k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $1.96M in 2017 to $5.46M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). 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

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2022, Kenya exported $9.53M to Ghana. The main products exported from Kenya to Ghana were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($5.08M), Tea ($1.24M), and Aluminium Plating ($580k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.91%, from $7.15M in 2017 to $9.53M in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $5.46M to Kenya. The main products exported from Ghana to Kenya were Coconut Oil ($2.44M), Cocoa Powder ($1.66M), and Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn ($595k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 10.8%, from $1.96M in 2022 to $5.46M in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Ghana () (2022)

Exports from Ghana () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Ghana ()

Kenya Exports

Date

Ghana Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Ghana included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Rwanda ($439M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Kenya included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ghana

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Textiles ($5.16M), Vegetable Products ($1.41M), and Metals ($1.02M).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($2.44M), Foodstuffs ($1.69M), and Vegetable Products ($597k).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

Sort By

Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Kenya Ghana+$2.12MTea

Top Product Potential Ghana Kenya+$426kRubber

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.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kenya and Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Ghana () (2022)

Exports from Ghana () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Ghana ()

Kenya Exports

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Ghana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Keep Exploring