Trading Partner Portal: Ghana
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Trade Overview
Ghana is located in West Africa along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Ghana’s population was 35.06 million in 2025, and the GDP was $114.21 billion in the same year.
Ghana’s population is made up of a wide variety of ethnic and religious groups, about 70% is Christian, another 15% is Muslim and 5% practice traditional faiths. Ghana has growing economic strength within the region and has become a regional power in West Africa. It is resource rich in oil a gas, gold, manganese, diamonds, timber and more.
U.S. – Ghana Trade
In 2025, two-way trade between the U.S. and Ghana was $2.50 billion, with exports from the U.S. to Ghana totaling $1.28 billion. Top exports were chemicals ($242 million), used or secondhand merchandise ($221 million), transportation equipment ($206 million), processed foods ($157 million), and non-electrical machinery ($109 million).
In the same year, the U.S. imported $1.22 billion from Ghana. Top imports were agricultural products ($450 million), processed foods ($336 million), oil and gas ($270 million), apparel & accessories ($54 million), and forestry products ($33 million).
California – Ghana Trade
In 2025, California exported $27 million worth of goods to Ghana, a 285 increase when compared to 2024 exports. Used or secondhand merchandise totaled $10 million as the top export. This was followed by computer and electronic products ($5 million), non-electrical machinery ($4 million), transportation equipment ($2 million), and petroleum & coal products ($1 million).
California imported $64 million from Ghana in 2025, a significant increase from the $18 million in 2024, with agricultural product making up $39 million of the total. This was followed by processed foods ($19 million), goods returned ($3 million), wood products ($1 million), and secondhand merchandise at $601,000.
FDI – Ghana
The U.S. FDI position in Ghana was $2.8 billion as of 2025. (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Ghana has a very agriculture dominant economy, contributing 21% of total Ghanian GDP according to Ghana’s Ministry of Food Agriculture, and employing just under 40 precent of the population. While being resource rich in minerals timber and energy, much of Ghana’s land area and climate is suitable for a variety of food commodities.
Ghana promotes a business-friendly environment as its economy continues to grow and promote investment. It is a AfCFTA member with investment protections across 48 African countries and holds nine bilateral investment treaties across the globe. It also holds double taxation agreements with fourteen countries to promote relief for investors.
For more information:
- Ghana Agribusiness Transformation Program
- Investing in Ghana – Ghana Investment Promotion Authority
- Doing Business in Ghana
CalChamber Resources
- Obtaining a Certificate of Origin
- Setting up a Business in California
- Country Studies – Foreign Market Sources
Business
- Africa Program – U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- AmCham Ghana
- Ghana Investment Promotion Center
- Global Africa Network