Ghana's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) was US$9.22 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 313.82% from −US$4.31 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$9.22 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$2.47 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$4.31 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$9.22 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | −US$6.29 billion | 2013 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$53.21 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$9.39 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Ghana's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) rose US$7.67 billion on 2024 (from US$1.55 billion to US$9.22 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$72.14 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.05 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$7.67 billion in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.44 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$836.41 million a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Ghana had the 34th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Ghana in the 2025 ranking
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 30th of 136: US$12.43 billion
- Hungary — 31st of 136: US$10.98 billion
- Kazakhstan — 32nd of 136: US$9.85 billion
- Brazil — 34th of 136: US$9.09 billion
- Bahrain — 35th of 136: US$8.81 billion
- Costa Rica — 36th of 136: US$8.56 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 51 values
| Year | Net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,216,608,082 |
| 2024 | 1,548,721,385 |
| 2023 | -697,637,190 |
| 2022 | -141,740,241 |
| 2021 | -1,215,544,537 |
| 2020 | -2,468,297,849 |
| 2019 | -1,315,920,187 |
| 2018 | -705,801,830 |
| 2017 | -1,685,930,000 |
| 2016 | -3,066,606,287 |
Net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$6.76 billion (2025)
- Benin — −US$1.68 billion (2023)
- Botswana — −US$843.02 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$547.37 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$946.66 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$352.91 million (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$1.58 billion (2024)
- Comoros — −US$355.58 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$1.56 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Ghana
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$12.13 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$9.51 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$24.3 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 305.12 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 21.28% (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$114.21 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 1.43 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$79.27 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 209.64 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ghana's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP)?
- US$9.22 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 98,039% from US$9.39 million in 1975 (14.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$9.22 billion in 2025 and the lowest −US$6.29 billion in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank?
- 34th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) unusual for Ghana?
- In 2025, Ghana's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) rose US$7.67 billion on 2024 (from US$1.55 billion to US$9.22 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$72.14 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.05 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.GSR.GNFS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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