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In 2025 the United States exported $1.3 billion of goods to Ghana and imported $1.2 billion from there. Ghana ranked 80th among US export markets and 83rd among sources of US imports.

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4 ports in Ghana recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$1.3BUp 31.7% on 2024 ($971.9 million)
US imports, 2025
$1.2BUp 3.7% on 2024 ($1.2 billion)
Goods balance
$63.3MUS surplus
Export market rank
80thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
83rdAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to Ghana

Vehicles and parts (chapter 87) led US exports to Ghana at $406.0 million, 32% of the total. The top three chapters made up 53%.

  1. 87Vehicles and parts$406.0 million31.7%
  2. 39Plastics$149.0 million11.6%
  3. 02Meat$117.4 million9.2%
  4. 27Mineral fuels and oils$109.1 million8.5%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$108.5 million8.5%

US imports from Ghana

Cocoa and cocoa products (chapter 18) led US imports from Ghana at $727.2 million, 60% of the total. The top three chapters made up 86%.

  1. 18Cocoa and cocoa products$727.2 million59.8%
  2. 27Mineral fuels and oils$269.9 million22.2%
  3. 61Knitted apparel$50.2 million4.1%
  4. 40Rubber$32.7 million2.7%
  5. 98Special classification provisions$17.5 million1.4%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Ghana, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Ghana requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with Ghana.

Exports through the port, 2025
$33.0M2.6% of the US total with Ghana
Leading export goods
MeatHS chapter 02, $11.1 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$23.0M1.9% of the US total with Ghana
Leading import goods
Cocoa and cocoa productsHS chapter 18, $13.9 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Ghana

2 ports in Ghana have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Tema records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 19 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Ghana: Saltpond and Sekondi.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.