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Export to Ghana

Stable West African market and gateway to the Sahel. Buys Indian medicines, vehicles, machinery and rice; FDA and GSA rules apply.

Capital
Accra
Currency
GHS
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Tema, Takoradi, Kotoka International Airport, Accra

Ghana has no trade agreement with India. Tema port serves Ghana and landlocked Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Indian medicines, vehicles, two-wheelers, machinery, rice and plastics are steady exports, and an Indian business community has long been active in Accra.

What it buys from India

  • Medicines and pharmaceutical products
  • Vehicles, motorcycles and auto parts
  • Machinery, electrical equipment and plastics
  • Rice and processed food

Import rules on their side

  • Food, medicines, cosmetics and medical devices must be registered with the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) before import.
  • High-risk goods are checked by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) under its conformity assessment programme.
  • Customs declarations are filed on Ghana's ICUMS single window by the Ghana Revenue Authority's Customs Division; plant products need a phytosanitary certificate.

Practical tips

  • Ask for advance payment or a confirmed LC; check ECGC cover for Ghana before giving credit.
  • If your buyer sends goods on to Burkina Faso or Mali, ask which documents the transit country needs.
  • FDA registration takes time and is usually held by the importer; agree in writing who pays for it and who owns it.
Sources (5)
  1. Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana
  2. Ghana Standards Authority
  3. Ghana Revenue Authority — Customs Division
  4. ECGC Ltd — export credit insurance and country risk
  5. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Ghana in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26
US$ 1.29 bn
No. 47 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↓ -4.1%
US$ 1.35 bn → US$ 1.29 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.29%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 863 mn8632020-212021-22: US$ 1.11 bn1.1k2021-222022-23: US$ 964 mn9642022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 1.35 bn1.3k2024-252025-26: US$ 1.29 bn1.3k2025-26
India’s exports to Ghana, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change
1Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 250 mn+116.6%
2MachineryHS 84US$ 200 mn-37.5%
3Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 179 mn-18.8%
4PlasticsHS 39US$ 64.6 mn-12.3%
5Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 56.6 mn+9.8%
6Other chemical productsHS 38US$ 44.2 mn+45.5%
7Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 40.6 mn-22.6%
8Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 38.1 mn-4.7%
9CottonHS 52US$ 37.5 mn-14.5%
10Home textiles, made-upsHS 63US$ 34.7 mn-21.3%
11Inorganic chemicalsHS 28US$ 32.2 mn+90.7%
12Other food preparationsHS 21US$ 26.7 mn+45.7%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

  1. Vehicles and partsUS$ 115 mn → US$ 250 mn+116.6%
  2. Inorganic chemicalsUS$ 16.9 mn → US$ 32.2 mn+90.7%
  3. Explosives, matchesUS$ 7.1 mn → US$ 12.8 mn+78.9%
  4. Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 7.3 mn → US$ 12.8 mn+74.5%
  5. Ceramics and tilesUS$ 7.5 mn → US$ 11.2 mn+50.9%
  6. Other food preparationsUS$ 18.3 mn → US$ 26.7 mn+45.7%
  7. Other chemical productsUS$ 30.4 mn → US$ 44.2 mn+45.5%
  8. BeveragesUS$ 17.1 mn → US$ 22 mn+28.7%

Low demand

  1. AluminiumUS$ 29.9 mn → US$ 6.8 mn-77.1%
  2. Coffee, tea, spicesUS$ 37.2 mn → US$ 20.3 mn-45.3%
  3. Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)US$ 40.2 mn → US$ 22.4 mn-44.2%
  4. MachineryUS$ 319 mn → US$ 200 mn-37.5%
  5. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 52.5 mn → US$ 40.6 mn-22.6%
  6. Home textiles, made-upsUS$ 44.1 mn → US$ 34.7 mn-21.3%
  7. Iron and steelUS$ 11 mn → US$ 8.7 mn-20.4%
  8. Medicines and pharmaUS$ 220 mn → US$ 179 mn-18.8%

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change
1Generic medicines (formulations)US$ 156 mn-21.6%
2Passenger carsUS$ 83.1 mn+82.9%
3Motorcycles and scootersUS$ 40 mn+102.8%
4Cotton woven fabricsUS$ 37.3 mn-14.7%
5Processed foodUS$ 36.6 mn+34.8%
6Iron and steel castingsUS$ 33.9 mn+52.5%
7Jute yarn, fabrics and bagsUS$ 26.5 mn-22.3%
8Whisky and other spiritsUS$ 20.3 mn+28.7%
9Instant coffee and tea extractsUS$ 16.7 mn+50%
10Plastic goods and packagingUS$ 13.1 mn-38.1%
11Sugar confectioneryUS$ 12.7 mn+58.2%
12Books and printed matterUS$ 12.1 mn+3.1%

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change
1MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 156 mn-21.6%
2VehiclesHS 8704US$ 93.3 mn+162.6%
3Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 83.1 mn+82.9%
4Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders…HS 8429US$ 64.9 mn-67.1%
5Motorcycles and cyclesHS 8711US$ 40 mn+102.8%
6Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2HS 5208US$ 36.9 mn-13.3%
7Iron or steelHS 7325US$ 33.9 mn+52.5%
8Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goodsHS 6305US$ 26.8 mn-22.7%
9Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone…HS 8474US$ 25 mn+6.8%
10Activated carbonHS 3802US$ 23.6 mn+109.7%
11Ethyl alcohol, undenaturedHS 2208US$ 20.3 mn+28.7%
12RiceHS 1006US$ 18.7 mn-51.9%
13PlasticsHS 3920US$ 17.3 mn-7.5%
14Human bloodHS 3002US$ 17.1 mn-0.2%
15Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mateHS 2101US$ 16.7 mn+50%
16Special purpose motor vehiclesHS 8705US$ 13.8 mn+408.9%
17AntibioticsHS 2941US$ 13.3 mn-8.4%
18Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 3923US$ 13.1 mn-38.1%
19Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoaHS 1704US$ 12.7 mn+58.2%
20Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheetsHS 4901US$ 12.1 mn+3.1%

What India buys from Ghana

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 6.68 bn
US$ 1.79 bn → US$ 6.68 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 1.29 bn
Trade balance
−US$ 5.39 bn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+273.1%
Name2025-26Change
1Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71—+444.4%
2Fruit and nutsHS 08—+44.4%
3Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—-31.9%
4Oilseeds and seedsHS 12—+49.5%
5WoodHS 44—-31.7%
6AluminiumHS 76—-16%
7Cocoa and chocolateHS 18—+9.1%
8CopperHS 74—+84.1%
9Iron and steelHS 72—-38%
10Ships and boatsHS 89——

The country at a glance

Population
35.1 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 114.2 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 3,257
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 28.2 bn
2024

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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