Africa · Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)

Trade commodities in Ghana

Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer and the world's second-largest cocoa exporter. The country has also become a significant oil and gas producer since discoveries at the Jubilee Field. Ghana's commodity exports are the backbone of its economy, and the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) is modernizing agricultural trading in the country.

What moves

What Ghana sells and buys.

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Main exports

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Main imports

  • Refined Petroleum
  • Machinery
  • Vehicles
  • Rice
  • Cement
Trade context

Trading in Ghana.

Major ports
  • Tema Port
  • Takoradi Port
Free trade zones
  • Tema Free Zone
  • Ashanti Gold Belt Processing Zone
Key regulations
Ghana's Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority manages commodity trade. COCOBOD (Ghana Cocoa Board) regulates cocoa exports and sets producer prices, while the Minerals Commission oversees mining and gold export licensing.
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