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$25.5TCURRENT US$
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56.7%CURRENT US$
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$72.8BCURRENT US$
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76.5%CURRENT US$
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$76,399CURRENT US$
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47.5%CURRENT US$
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$2,176CURRENT US$
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41.6%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Ghana Trade: In 2022, United States exported $938M to Ghana. The main products that United States exported to Ghana were Cars ($130M), Petroleum Gas ($95.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 0.85%, from $899M in 2017 to $938M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Ghana.

Ghana-United States Trade: In 2022, Ghana exported $2.83B to United States. The main products that Ghana exported to United States were Crude Petroleum ($2.36B), Cocoa Beans ($145M), and Cocoa Paste ($87.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 30.5%,  from $747M in 2017 to $2.83B in 2022.

In 2022, Ghana did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Barry Callebaut (7) and Chevron (3) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Ghana to the United States. Conversely, Plot Enterprise (6) and Other (4) were notable for importing products to Ghana from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $938M to Ghana. The main products exported from United States to Ghana were Cars ($130M), Petroleum Gas ($95.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($87M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 0.85%, from $899M in 2017 to $938M in 2022.

In 2017, Ghana exported $2.83B to United States. The main products exported from Ghana to United States were Crude Petroleum ($2.36B), Cocoa Beans ($145M), and Cocoa Paste ($87.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 30.5%, from $747M in 2022 to $2.83B in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Ghana included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than United States included Burkina Faso ($285M).

Difference in imports from Ghana (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Ghana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of Transportation ($198M), Mineral Products ($194M), and Machines ($139M).

During 2017, Ghana had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.36B), Foodstuffs ($313M), and Textiles ($41.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Ghana+$91MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Ghana United States+$824MCrude 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 United States and Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Ghana (Flag) (2022)

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