Ghana Major Trade Partners

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Ghana in terms of export sales (selling), including South Africa, Netherlands, and India. The second lists top trade partners of Ghana regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Ghana.

Ghana Major Exports

Market Value: 3,566 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	South Africa	1,672,073	46.89	1,472.09
2	Netherlands	439,512	12.32	(2.84)
3	India	195,761	5.49	1,575.72
4	United Kingdom	127,238	3.57	(46.88)
5	Malaysia	118,256	3.32	340.28
6	Switzerland	98,389	2.76	181.75
7	United States	95,741	2.68	43.47
8	France	84,994	2.38	(22.55)
9	Nigeria	80,609	2.26	589.52
10	Burkina Faso	65,976	1.85	17,784.91
11	China	65,570	1.84	226.69
12	Spain	54,740	1.54	24.44
13	Italy	53,471	1.50	(14.93)
14	Turkey	53,436	1.50	1.84
15	Germany	50,599	1.42	34.05
16	Estonia	50,198	1.41	38.22
17	Ukraine	47,095	1.32	1,864.59
18	Belgium	37,921	1.06	(70.94)
19	Japan	17,963	0.50	(69.81)
20	Denmark	17,220	0.48	245.52
21	Senegal	13,597	0.38	67.00
22	Ireland	11,861	0.33	(16.15)
23	Iran	11,566	0.32	1,906.07
24	United Arab Emirates	11,336	0.32	247.65
25	Singapore	10,997	0.31	96.02
26	Thailand	9,414	0.26	(0.06)
27	Togo	9,304	0.26	NA
28	Brazil	8,109	0.23	7,432.13
29	Guinea-Bissau	7,240	0.20	56,044.87
30	Vietnam	6,392	0.18	3,959.31
31	Greece	5,959	0.17	45.05
32	Lebanon	5,331	0.15	160.03
33	Egypt	5,114	0.14	83.89
34	Niger	3,598	0.10	473.88
35	Portugal	3,017	0.08	175.06
36	Benin	2,389	0.07	(83.68)

 

Ghana Major Imports

Market Value: 6,271 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	China	781,598	12.46	114.26
2	Nigeria	737,705	11.76	1,997.03
3	United States	555,640	8.86	53.19
4	Belgium	323,223	5.15	28.48
5	India	272,947	4.35	81.81
6	United Kingdom	246,473	3.93	5.35
7	Sweden	233,561	3.72	274.29
8	South Africa	228,939	3.65	2.16
9	Germany	222,075	3.54	(29.45)
10	Canada	215,321	3.43	80.11
11	South Korea	212,918	3.40	115.63
12	Thailand	204,261	3.26	51.04
13	Netherlands	200,071	3.19	(3.13)
14	France	178,995	2.85	9.15
15	Brazil	168,555	2.69	7.81
16	Japan	160,113	2.55	6.39
17	Indonesia	138,284	2.21	257.19
18	Switzerland	103,040	1.64	246.87
19	Italy	102,309	1.63	(34.02)
20	Togo	86,297	1.38	NA
21	Spain	78,169	1.25	(17.37)
22	Malaysia	64,455	1.03	142.31
23	Morocco	64,236	1.02	1,080.67
24	Turkey	64,209	1.02	113.07
25	United Arab Emirates	55,591	0.89	28.69
26	Ukraine	52,636	0.84	140.51
27	Singapore	51,773	0.83	102.43
28	New Zealand	49,536	0.79	962.40
29	Egypt	45,859	0.73	31.67
30	Vietnam	32,837	0.52	(12.09)
31	Namibia	32,761	0.52	58.86
32	Russia	28,663	0.46	245.44
33	Norway	27,082	0.43	81.74
34	Ireland	26,703	0.43	35.16
35	Saudi Arabia	22,693	0.36	5.49
36	Philippines	18,412	0.29	586.57