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2022
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Exports $1.26BRnk 47 / 224
2022
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Top Product $796MRefined Petroleum
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Exports $538MRnk 8 / 133
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Top Product $153MCocoa Beans
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.11Rnk 23 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.32Rnk 122 / 133
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GDP$991BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH18.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH76.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $55,985CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH11.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,176CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH41.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Ghana Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $1.26B to Ghana. The main products that Netherlands exported to Ghana were Refined Petroleum ($796M), Poultry Meat ($69.2M), and Excavation Machinery ($39.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $702M in 2017 to $1.26B in 2022.

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

Ghana-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $538M to Netherlands. The main products that Ghana exported to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($153M), Cocoa Butter ($122M), and Cocoa Paste ($94.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.4%,  from $934M in 2017 to $538M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). That same year, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Netherlands exported €82M and imported €62M from Ghana, resulting in a positive trade balance of €20M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Netherlands have increased by €57M (228%) from €25M to €82M, while imports increased by €32M (107%) from €30M to €62M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Netherlands to Ghana were Petroleum oils and oils obtained from... (€93M), Undefined (€10M), Other meat and edible meat offal,... (€6M), Civil engineering and contractors' plant and... (€4M), and Margarine and shortening (€2M). In August 2024 the top imports of Netherlands from Ghana were Cocoa (€24M), Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude,... (€5M), Fruit and nuts (not including oil... (€1M), and Undefined (€1M).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€57M(228%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€32M(107%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Netherlands. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Netherlands over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Netherlands exported $1.26B to Ghana. The main products exported from Netherlands to Ghana were Refined Petroleum ($796M), Poultry Meat ($69.2M), and Excavation Machinery ($39.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $702M in 2017 to $1.26B in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $538M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Ghana to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($153M), Cocoa Butter ($122M), and Cocoa Paste ($94.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $934M in 2022 to $538M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$131B
Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Ghana included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Netherlands included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Burkina Faso ($285M), and Niger ($56.3M).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Ghana

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Mineral Products ($802M), Machines ($144M), and Animal Products ($107M).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Foodstuffs ($439M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($35.1M), and Metals ($27M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Ghana+$5.95MTelephones
Top Product Potential Ghana Netherlands+$36.6MCrude Petroleum

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

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

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