GHA · EXPORTS TO
Arc width tracks trade value · goods leaving (FOB). Tap an arc for the figure.
Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
Charting world trade…

ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · GHANA

What Ghana Trades

In 2023, Ghana sold about $16.9B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $16.4B in return. Its biggest customer was Switzerland ($3.1B, 18% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($3.1B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$16.9B
GOODS IMPORTED$16.4B
TOP PARTNERSwitzerland

Where Ghana sends its goods

Ghana’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1Switzerland18.2%$3.1B
2South Africa11.7%$2.0B
4China8.2%$1.4B
5India7.0%$1.2B
6Canada5.1%$855M
7United States4.7%$788M
8Netherlands3.9%$664M
9Italy3.7%$621M
10Brazil3.1%$523M
11Burkina Faso2.6%$441M
12Turkiye2.0%$338M
13United Kingdom1.8%$304M
14Malaysia1.6%$269M
15Belgium1.6%$264M
16Cote d'Ivoire1.5%$252M
17Spain1.3%$218M
18Togo1.3%$218M
19Portugal1.3%$216M
20Mali1.0%$165M
21France1.0%$162M
22Germany0.9%$154M
23Japan0.7%$116M
24Nigeria0.6%$104M
25Viet Nam0.5%$89M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 99.2% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Ghana buys its goods

Ghana’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China18.7%$3.1B
2Netherlands9.6%$1.6B
3India6.4%$1.1B
4Russian Federation6.4%$1.1B
5United States6.1%$993M
6Belgium4.6%$760M
8United Kingdom3.1%$505M
9Switzerland2.2%$366M
10South Africa1.9%$311M
11Norway1.8%$289M
12Canada1.8%$288M
13Viet Nam1.7%$279M
14France1.7%$271M
15Saudi Arabia1.6%$265M
16Brazil1.5%$249M
17Egypt, Arab Rep.1.5%$240M
18Spain1.4%$238M
19Korea, Rep.1.4%$234M
20Germany1.4%$234M
21Turkiye1.3%$218M
22Burkina Faso1.3%$209M
23Italy1.1%$174M
24Togo1.0%$171M
25Bahrain1.0%$169M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.