|

 
Ghana: Trade Profile
October 2010
Ghana
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 23 837Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009) 15 619Merchandise 9490
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) 36 007excluding intra-EU trade7066
Current account balance (million US$, 2009)- 1 198Commercial services9387
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)  750excluding intra-EU trade6762
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  111.3
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  160574
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  151524
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  1978132
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)0.044
Trade Policy Review28, 30 January 2008Import duties collected (%, 2006-2008)
GPA accession -in total tax revenue23.9
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports7.9
Tariff binding coverage (%)   14.4Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  35
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO2 - 0
All goods  92.5  13.0Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)...
Agricultural goods (AOA)  97.2  17.4Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)...
Non-agricultural goods  36.1  12.3Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  0.0  0.3Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)  1.5Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods  35.1Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments  30Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 0
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 5 50014264
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 8 1401227-21
2009  a2009  a
Share in world total exports   0.04Share in world total imports 0.06
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  42.1Agricultural products13.6
Fuels and mining products  6.4Fuels and mining products15.2
Manufactures  6.5Manufactures67.7
  By main destination  By main origin
1. South Africa  44.01. European Union (27)  27.8
2. European Union (27)  26.42. China  11.7
3. India  5.33. Nigeria  8.7
4. Malaysia  3.24. United States  7.7
5. United States  2.85. India  4.3
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 1 722  15-310
Commercial services imports (million US$) 2 166  17136
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  0.05  Share in world total imports0.07
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  18.7  Transportation41.3
Travel  56.2  Travel27.0
Other commercial services  25.0  Other commercial services31.7
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent officeTrademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
...............  61  61
             
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2008.
Courtesy WTO
Copyright�  2009 Outsource Trade Group - Terms Of Use - Privacy Statement

Site design and developed by Best visualization