Ghana
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Ghana

Waterborne foreign imports from Ghana to the United States in 2015 totaled $278,483,879. Exports to Ghana in 2015 were $711,698,332.

Information about foreign trade between Ghana and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Ghana represented 87.9% of all vessel imports, $244,837,446 versus $278,483,879.

By weight, container cargo imports from Ghana represented 51.6% of all vessel shippments, 91,087,838 (kg) versus 176,534,750 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $278,483,879  $711,698,332
2014  $242,188,572  $1,018,009,374
2013  $346,195,890  $829,342,486
2012  $277,303,578  $1,083,711,162
2011  $755,375,252  $1,030,542,308
2010  $245,696,501  $866,795,961
2009  $116,194,237  $623,698,613
2008  $199,623,337  $537,235,394
2007  $187,365,111  $338,811,827
2006  $178,763,529  $247,747,443
2005  $143,086,434  $278,126,432
2004  $133,432,986  $259,148,747
2003  $76,594,047  $171,383,189


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $244,837,446  $366,164,227
2014  $241,537,933  $411,879,755
2013  $210,710,890  $471,923,149
2012  $243,053,617  $492,365,759
2011  $327,893,116  $423,206,618
2010  $202,400,709  $294,677,502
2009  $88,587,456  $213,759,545
2008  $66,276,720  $215,820,361
2007  $99,024,334  $175,925,890
2006  $91,662,112  $145,430,507
2005  $72,851,111  $142,164,766
2004  $67,297,819  $132,961,185
2003  $42,030,650  $79,411,322


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  176,534,750  421,102,417
2014  91,205,882  855,231,439
2013  265,124,061  464,090,775
2012  176,354,446  702,570,268
2011  598,236,800  626,239,827
2010  148,642,657  713,835,142
2009  92,055,132  627,546,840
2008  233,913,030  313,633,256
2007  174,535,440  273,801,662
2006  226,270,375  221,470,766
2005  182,957,875  344,740,019
2004  270,820,489  354,659,106
2003  171,515,412  295,454,967


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  91,087,838  229,193,986
2014  91,087,838  272,030,513
2013  86,902,834  231,797,944
2012  104,225,806  240,156,852
2011  120,964,678  160,048,099
2010  89,049,637  104,830,717
2009  41,936,914  85,310,910
2008  43,068,888  79,270,914
2007  54,564,960  70,341,083
2006  65,763,048  61,326,034
2005  60,670,351  48,583,185
2004  69,498,860  67,321,026
2003  45,776,246  37,625,396


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov