2023
Exports
$3.55MWorld Rnk 65 / 170
Flag Rnk 130 / 1037
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Onions
-2.04Rnk 1003 / 1025
2023
Imports
$10.7MWorld Rnk 81 / 224
Flag Rnk 258 / 1177
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Ghana
-0.97Rnk 109 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Ghana exported $3.55M in Onions, making it the 65th largest exporter of Onions in the world. At the same year, Onions was the 130th most exported product in Ghana. The main destination of Onions exports from Ghana are: Cote d'Ivoire ($3.35M), United Kingdom ($149k), Estonia ($21.7k), Belgium ($20.3k), and Ireland ($3.61k).

The fastest growing export markets for Onions of Ghana between 2022 and 2023 were Cote d'Ivoire ($1.84M), Belgium ($19.6k), and Estonia ($16.7k).

Imports In 2023, Ghana imported $10.7M in Onions, becoming the 81st largest importer of Onions in the world. At the same year, Onions was the 258th most imported product in Ghana. Ghana imports Onions primarily from: China ($9.12M), Nigeria ($303k), Burkina Faso ($260k), Niger ($257k), and Cote d'Ivoire ($201k).

The fastest growing import markets in Onions for Ghana between 2022 and 2023 were China ($5.27M), Nigeria ($287k), and Niger ($229k).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$3.55M
IMPORTS (2023)$10.7M
NET TRADE (2023)-$7.13M

In 2023, Ghana exported $3.55M in Onions. The main destinations of Ghana exports on Onions were Cote d'Ivoire ($3.35M), United Kingdom ($149k), Estonia ($21.7k), Belgium ($20.3k), and Ireland ($3.61k).

In 2023, Ghana imported $10.7M in Onions, mainly from China ($9.12M), Nigeria ($303k), Burkina Faso ($260k), Niger ($257k), and Cote d'Ivoire ($201k).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Onions EXPORT MARKETS FOR Ghana WERE (2022 - 2023):
Cote d'Ivoire$1.84M (121%)
Belgium$19.6k (2.91k%)
Estonia$16.7k (337%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Onions BY Ghana WERE (2022 - 2023):
Germany-$77.6k (-98.4%)
Netherlands-$57.6k (-96.8%)
United States-$1.67k (-80.5%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

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In 2023, Ghana's main exporting competitors in Onions were:
In 2023, Ghana's main importing competitors in Onions were:

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Trade Value of Onions by Exporters

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited Kingdom+ $73.2k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $1.33M

Onions’s highest export potential is United Kingdom. With an export gap of $73.2k.   Onions’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $1.33M.

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