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3.7%CURRENT US$
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$72.8BCURRENT US$
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76.5%CURRENT US$
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0.23%CURRENT US$
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$2,176CURRENT US$
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About

France-Ghana Trade: In 2022, France exported $244M to Ghana. The main products that France exported to Ghana were Excavation Machinery ($24M), Wheat ($19.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($11.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.06%, from $271M in 2017 to $244M in 2022.

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

Ghana-France Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $267M to France. The main products that Ghana exported to France were Cocoa Beans ($99.6M), Cocoa Butter ($59.6M), and Processed Fish ($47M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.1%,  from $407M in 2017 to $267M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B). 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
Value

In 2022, France exported $244M to Ghana. The main products exported from France to Ghana were Excavation Machinery ($24M), Wheat ($19.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($11.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.06%, from $271M in 2017 to $244M in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $267M to France. The main products exported from Ghana to France were Cocoa Beans ($99.6M), Cocoa Butter ($59.6M), and Processed Fish ($47M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.1%, from $407M in 2022 to $267M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Ghana (Flag)

France Exports

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Ghana included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and Belgium ($47.8B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Ghana than from France.

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

Comparative Advantage France - Ghana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Machines ($63.4M), Chemical Products ($53.7M), and Foodstuffs ($34.4M).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with France in the exports of Foodstuffs ($217M), Vegetable Products ($30.7M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($12M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential France Ghana+$14.2MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Ghana France+$8.48MCocoa Paste

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

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

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