Summary
- China → Ghana
- $9.8billion
- Ghana → China
- $2billion
- China’s balance
- $7.8billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Ghana
Trade between China and Ghana grew 155.2-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 9.8
- Imports 2
- Balance +7.8
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $71 million | $5 million | $66 million |
| 1996 | $79 million | $7 million | $72 million |
| 1997 | $83 million | $4 million | $79 million |
| 1998 | $104 million | $10 million | $93 million |
| 1999 | $118 million | $5 million | $113 million |
| 2000 | $105 million | $31 million | $73 million |
| 2001 | $157 million | $46 million | $111 million |
| 2002 | $166 million | $30 million | $135 million |
| 2003 | $251 million | $52 million | $199 million |
| 2004 | $510 million | $80 million | $430 million |
| 2005 | $517 million | $96 million | $421 million |
| 2006 | $630 million | $85 million | $545 million |
| 2007 | $998 million | $55 million | $943 million |
| 2008 | $1.3 billion | $96 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2009 | $1 billion | $85 million | $932 million |
| 2010 | $1.4 billion | $131 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2011 | $2.4 billion | $364 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2012 | $3.1 billion | $624 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2013 | $2.9 billion | $749 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2014 | $2.9 billion | $1.2 billion | $1.8 billion |
| 2015 | $3.4 billion | $1.2 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2016 | $2.7 billion | $1.4 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2017 | $3.1 billion | $1.8 billion | $1.3 billion |
| 2018 | $2.9 billion | $2.4 billion | $501 million |
| 2019 | $2.7 billion | $2.4 billion | $253 million |
| 2020 | $6.8 billion | $1.8 billion | $5 billion |
| 2021 | $5.2 billion | $1.4 billion | $3.8 billion |
| 2022 | $4.3 billion | $2.2 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2023 | $4.6 billion | $1.8 billion | $2.7 billion |
| 2024 | $9.8 billion | $2 billion | $7.8 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Ghana
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Ghana sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Takoradi is 10,610 nautical miles (19,649 km) long: ≈ 24.5–31.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Cape of Good Hope.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Ghana was China’s 65th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and China was Ghana’s largest (33%).
- Ghana in China’s trade
- 0.2%
- Ghana’s rank among China’s partners
- 65th
- China in Ghana’s trade
- 32.5%
- China’s rank among Ghana’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Ghana
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.