Ghana

Ghana Imports 2023

Complete list of Ghana's 205 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$21.94B
Total imports (2023)
#84
Global import rank
205
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Ghana imported $21.94 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #84 largest importer. Goods came from 205 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 68.9% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $3.94 billion 17.9% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

205 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$7.82B35.64%
2Netherlands$1.48B6.75%
3USA$1.09B4.95%
4Russian Federation$1.05B4.79%
5India$1.04B4.75%
6United Arab Emirates$725.48M3.31%
7Belgium$680.27M3.10%
8United Kingdom$471.62M2.15%
9South Africa$399.75M1.82%
10Canada$360.73M1.64%
11Brazil$334.81M1.53%
12Germany$308.38M1.41%
13Côte d'Ivoire$296.47M1.35%
14France$289.72M1.32%
15Türkiye$285.48M1.30%
16Viet Nam$278.62M1.27%
17Spain$266.78M1.22%
18Saudi Arabia$263.97M1.20%
19Malaysia$242.17M1.10%
20Rep. of Korea$233.80M1.07%
21Egypt$225.52M1.03%
22Italy$221.92M1.01%
23Togo$186.67M0.85%
24Indonesia$171.73M0.78%
25Switzerland$171.66M0.78%
26Bahrain$169.79M0.77%
27Nigeria$160.10M0.73%
28Morocco$146.77M0.67%
29Poland$137.20M0.63%
30Thailand$130.25M0.59%
31Japan$128.56M0.59%
32Australia$115.23M0.53%
33Singapore$109.20M0.50%
34Sweden$101.71M0.46%
35Malta$100.17M0.46%
36Burkina Faso$93.18M0.42%
37China, Hong Kong SAR$86.88M0.40%
38Algeria$81.07M0.37%
39Marshall Isds$80.23M0.37%
40Norway$79.87M0.36%
41Finland$77.00M0.35%
42Argentina$60.22M0.27%
43Ireland$57.24M0.26%
44Lithuania$56.36M0.26%
45Angola$56.25M0.26%
46Latvia$54.25M0.25%
47Mauritania$53.64M0.24%
48Denmark$53.49M0.24%
49Kazakhstan$45.74M0.21%
50Pakistan$42.42M0.19%
51Oman$38.13M0.17%
52Greece$37.13M0.17%
53Other Asia, nes$36.82M0.17%
54Portugal$29.42M0.13%
55Chile$29.34M0.13%
56Israel$27.30M0.12%
57Liberia$26.99M0.12%
58Jamaica$25.44M0.12%
59Senegal$24.59M0.11%
60Lebanon$24.35M0.11%
61Austria$22.61M0.10%
62Colombia$22.57M0.10%
63Czechia$22.45M0.10%
64Qatar$22.19M0.10%
65Peru$21.45M0.10%
66Tunisia$19.25M0.09%
67Romania$19.13M0.09%
68Kuwait$18.22M0.08%
69Mali$17.01M0.08%
70Mexico$16.22M0.07%
71New Zealand$16.13M0.07%
72Paraguay$16.04M0.07%
73Ukraine$15.03M0.07%
74Equatorial Guinea$14.92M0.07%
75Hungary$14.61M0.07%
76Sri Lanka$12.13M0.06%
77Mauritius$11.82M0.05%
78Kenya$11.32M0.05%
79Niger$11.00M0.05%
80Bulgaria$9.97M0.05%
81Slovenia$9.63M0.04%
82Libya$8.63M0.04%
83Slovakia$8.22M0.04%
84Georgia$7.67M0.03%
85Gabon$7.06M0.03%
86Luxembourg$6.75M0.03%
87Mozambique$5.83M0.03%
88United Rep. of Tanzania$5.04M0.02%
89Guinea-Bissau$4.73M0.02%
90Philippines$4.56M0.02%
91Benin$4.46M0.02%
92Guatemala$4.27M0.02%
93Ecuador$4.19M0.02%
94Jordan$3.56M0.02%
95Cabo Verde$3.53M0.02%
96Bangladesh$3.42M0.02%
97Sierra Leone$3.36M0.02%
98Uruguay$2.74M0.01%
99Belize$2.43M0.01%
100Namibia$2.26M0.01%
101Guinea$2.18M0.01%
102Yemen$2.08M0.01%
103Estonia$1.91M0.01%
104Croatia$1.82M0.01%
105Madagascar$1.61M0.01%
106Myanmar$1.57M0.01%
107Rep. of Moldova$1.31M0.01%
108Gibraltar$1.30M0.01%
109Cyprus$1.26M0.01%
110Serbia$1.10M0.01%
111Afghanistan$1.07M0.00%
112Lao People's Dem. Rep.$1.04M0.00%
113Ethiopia$939,3780.00%
114Cambodia$823,2840.00%
115Seychelles$639,1410.00%
116North Macedonia$628,8260.00%
117Nicaragua$620,5890.00%
118Eritrea$614,1200.00%
119Br. Virgin Isds$578,8830.00%
120Zambia$574,0990.00%
121Bosnia Herzegovina$562,2870.00%
122China, Macao SAR$561,6630.00%
123Trinidad and Tobago$510,8870.00%
124Zimbabwe$502,9330.00%
125Uzbekistan$433,2630.00%
126Uganda$389,0350.00%
127Albania$381,4550.00%
128Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$376,4250.00%
129Iceland$360,0240.00%
130Eswatini$327,1430.00%
131El Salvador$303,5150.00%
132Iran$284,1370.00%
133American Samoa$270,7510.00%
134Gambia$265,6990.00%
135Rwanda$239,8490.00%
136Suriname$222,6530.00%
137Azerbaijan$206,0580.00%
138Panama$187,0090.00%
139Turkmenistan$156,0200.00%
140Botswana$155,5190.00%
141Armenia$155,4170.00%
142Cameroon$154,9130.00%
143Dominica$128,8550.00%
144Tokelau$110,5070.00%
145Dem. Rep. of the Congo$106,6150.00%
146Venezuela$100,6260.00%
147Syria$100,4760.00%
148Dominican Rep.$93,5530.00%
149Fiji$93,5310.00%
150Costa Rica$93,3040.00%
151Barbados$81,8590.00%
152Andorra$68,1360.00%
153Cayman Isds$61,4520.00%
154Sudan$50,5360.00%
155Greenland$48,4960.00%
156Lesotho$41,4180.00%
157Congo$37,9990.00%
158Anguilla$37,3320.00%
159Central African Rep.$36,3710.00%
160Bahamas$33,6390.00%
161Malawi$33,3970.00%
162Kyrgyzstan$25,2050.00%
163Tuvalu$25,0230.00%
164Djibouti$24,6650.00%
165Honduras$21,0860.00%
166Nauru$19,4890.00%
167Cocos Isds$19,1710.00%
168Guyana$18,9700.00%
169Comoros$17,2300.00%
170Brunei Darussalam$15,9340.00%
171Saint Lucia$15,5480.00%
172Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$13,9660.00%
173Somalia$12,3770.00%
174New Caledonia$11,1100.00%
175Mongolia$9,8630.00%
176Cuba$9,8100.00%
177Papua New Guinea$9,7710.00%
178Saint Kitts and Nevis$8,0620.00%
179Montenegro$6,0630.00%
180Haiti$5,7100.00%
181Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$4,3760.00%
182Burundi$3,9690.00%
183Iraq$2,8490.00%
184Christmas Isds$2,4740.00%
185French Polynesia$2,4350.00%
186Curaçao$2,2000.00%
187Bhutan$2,0730.00%
188San Marino$1,3150.00%
189Tonga$9440.00%
190Solomon Isds$9080.00%
191Antigua and Barbuda$8680.00%
192Niue$7930.00%
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$7870.00%
194Guam$6840.00%
195Montserrat$6700.00%
196Chad$5710.00%
197Sao Tome and Principe$5260.00%
198Belarus$3010.00%
199Cook Isds$2510.00%
200Bermuda$2130.00%
201FS Micronesia$1850.00%
202Grenada$1250.00%
203Maldives$940.00%
204N. Mariana Isds$680.00%
205Norfolk Isds$130.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$3.94B17.95%
2020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$276.31M1.26%
3252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)$259.80M1.18%
4100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$256.09M1.17%
5110429Cereal grains: worked, other than rolled or flaked (e.g. Hulled, pearled, sliced or kibbled) of cereals, excluding oats and maize, and rice of heading no.1006$247.92M1.13%
6870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$230.49M1.05%
7640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$228.25M1.04%
8842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$216.57M0.99%
9380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$205.65M0.94%
10271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$184.21M0.84%
11170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$184.21M0.84%
12300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$160.73M0.73%
13630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$156.33M0.71%
14151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$155.02M0.71%
15100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$152.39M0.69%
16871410Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories$147.53M0.67%
17401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$140.62M0.64%
18390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$136.63M0.62%
19520852Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2$133.55M0.61%
20270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$124.94M0.57%
21721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$121.74M0.55%
22847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$121.73M0.55%
23870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$110.82M0.51%
24871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$110.04M0.50%
25721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$104.49M0.48%
26210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$102.66M0.47%
27870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$102.54M0.47%
28030354Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$102.50M0.47%
29843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$99.79M0.45%
30283711Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium$98.38M0.45%
31721391Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter$95.18M0.43%
32854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$88.01M0.40%
33870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$88.01M0.40%
34310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$87.53M0.40%
35870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$87.37M0.40%
36940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$86.94M0.40%
37670420Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.c.: of human hair$86.91M0.40%
38100640Cereals: rice, broken$86.07M0.39%
39380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$84.09M0.38%
40390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$79.09M0.36%
41490700Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title$76.54M0.35%
42420212Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials$76.10M0.35%
43300220Vaccines: for human medicine$72.90M0.33%
44392490Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles$72.90M0.33%
45050400Animal products: guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked$72.77M0.33%
46030355Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$72.62M0.33%
47730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$69.63M0.32%
48851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$67.47M0.31%
49310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$66.64M0.30%
50190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901$63.93M0.29%
51330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$62.18M0.28%
52392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$62.10M0.28%
53390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$60.91M0.28%
54848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$60.63M0.28%
55160413Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)$59.48M0.27%
56843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$58.44M0.27%
57721061Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys$55.93M0.25%
58220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher$55.70M0.25%
59961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$54.28M0.25%
60870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$54.19M0.25%
61851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$53.94M0.25%
62200290Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid$51.06M0.23%
63870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$50.98M0.23%
64392410Plastics: tableware and kitchenware$49.88M0.23%
65732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$49.72M0.23%
66847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$49.25M0.22%
67851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$49.00M0.22%
68190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared$48.86M0.22%
69761490Aluminium: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core$47.75M0.22%
70730830Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors$47.38M0.22%
71252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured$46.79M0.21%
72732393Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof$45.81M0.21%
73230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$45.40M0.21%
74720917Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm$44.62M0.20%
75830710Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel$44.38M0.20%
76380892Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$44.35M0.20%
77690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%$44.32M0.20%
78120799Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits: n.e.c. in heading no. 1207, whether or not broken$44.03M0.20%
79290110Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated$43.74M0.20%
80940390Furniture: parts$43.67M0.20%
81732611Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked$43.01M0.20%
82842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$42.94M0.20%
83850710Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$42.76M0.19%
84841391Pumps: parts thereof$42.59M0.19%
85950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$42.50M0.19%
86940171Seats: with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)$42.17M0.19%
87390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$42.16M0.19%
88870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$42.13M0.19%
89151710Margarine: excluding liquid margarine$41.54M0.19%
90610990T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted$41.43M0.19%
91841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$41.29M0.19%
92842951Front-end shovel loaders$41.22M0.19%
93392010Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$40.92M0.19%
94854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$40.69M0.19%
95870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$40.68M0.19%
96870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$40.55M0.18%
97420222Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials$40.44M0.18%
98850440Electrical static converters$40.41M0.18%
99830241Mountings, fittings and similar articles: of base metal, suitable for buildings$40.11M0.18%
100630420Furnishing articles: excluding those of heading no. 9404, bed nets, specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter$39.94M0.18%