Summary
- Ghana → Netherlands
- $727million
- Netherlands → Ghana
- $1.3billion
- Ghana’s balance
- -$525million
Balance
Ghana’s trade balance with the Netherlands
Trade between Ghana and the Netherlands grew 11.2-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Ghana’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.7
- Imports 1.3
- Balance -0.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $63 million | $114 million | -$51 million |
| 1996 | $176 million | $111 million | $65 million |
| 1997 | $182 million | $246 million | -$64 million |
| 1998 | $189 million | $184 million | $5 million |
| 1999 | $203 million | $217 million | -$15 million |
| 2000 | $223 million | $184 million | $40 million |
| 2001 | $174 million | $195 million | -$21 million |
| 2002 | $197 million | $152 million | $45 million |
| 2003 | $298 million | $176 million | $121 million |
| 2004 | $293 million | $189 million | $103 million |
| 2005 | $299 million | $214 million | $85 million |
| 2006 | $310 million | $233 million | $77 million |
| 2007 | $343 million | $318 million | $25 million |
| 2008 | $590 million | $339 million | $251 million |
| 2009 | $463 million | $266 million | $197 million |
| 2010 | $538 million | $343 million | $195 million |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $508 million | $513 million |
| 2012 | $800 million | $561 million | $239 million |
| 2013 | $792 million | $477 million | $316 million |
| 2014 | $901 million | $589 million | $312 million |
| 2015 | $697 million | $355 million | $342 million |
| 2016 | $878 million | $340 million | $538 million |
| 2017 | $933 million | $335 million | $598 million |
| 2018 | $1.1 billion | $360 million | $774 million |
| 2019 | $825 million | $345 million | $480 million |
| 2020 | $735 million | $867 million | -$132 million |
| 2021 | $716 million | $824 million | -$109 million |
| 2022 | $567 million | $1.4 billion | -$820 million |
| 2023 | $602 million | $1.6 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2024 | $727 million | $1.3 billion | -$525 million |
What they sell each other
What Ghana sells to the Netherlands
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the Netherlands sells to Ghana
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Takoradi and Rotterdam is 3,985 nautical miles (7,381 km) long: ≈ 9–12 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Dover.
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
The Netherlands was Ghana’s 5th largest trading partner (5% of its trade), and Ghana was the Netherlands’ 65th (0.2%).
- The Netherlands in Ghana’s trade
- 5.4%
- The Netherlands’ rank among Ghana’s partners
- 5th
- Ghana in the Netherlands’ trade
- 0.2%
- Ghana’s rank among the Netherlands’ partners
- 65th
Compare with
Other partners of Ghana
Other partners of the Netherlands
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.
Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.