Top Import Products of Ghana

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Ghana
 

As the Ghana import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2023 were prominently characterized by:

> Machinery: 20%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Petroleum Products: 12%

> Electronic Equipment: 10%

> Pharmaceuticals: 8%

> Foodstuffs: 8%

> Chemicals: 7%

> Plastics: 6%

> Iron and Steel: 7%

> Textiles: 7%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Ghana's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Ghana's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 2 billion), Vehicles (USD 1.5 billion), and Petroleum Products (USD 1.2 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Electronic Equipment, Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, as well as Chemicals.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Ghana’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of ghana

Top Import Products of Ghana

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Ghana

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Ghana

Import Products of Ghana
100
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars;

HSN Code:  87112010   87112099   87111010  
Importers : Ghana Importers 3,821
Ghana Importers Shipment 358,072 		Value $192,467,578.17 $80,548,656.94 greenUpArrow 138.95% 0.23%
Shipment 111,888 88,517 greenUpArrow 26.40% 4.38%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87082900   87088000  
Importers : Ghana Importers 9,976
Ghana Importers Shipment 242,538 		Value $120,002,375.58 $80,631,685.49 greenUpArrow 48.83% 0.14%
Shipment 96,571 72,107 greenUpArrow 33.93% 3.78%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

HSN Code:  87043119   87042120   87043111  
Importers : Ghana Importers 4,652
Ghana Importers Shipment 153,709 		Value $1,203,062,647.7 $881,017,749.31 greenUpArrow 36.55% 1.41%
Shipment 51,679 49,631 greenUpArrow 4.13% 2.02%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), Including station wagons and racing cars

HSN Code:  87032320   87032220   87032119  
Importers : Ghana Importers 10,067
Ghana Importers Shipment 140,582 		Value $3,593,403,200.52 $2,656,821,383.89 greenUpArrow 35.25% 4.20%
Shipment 45,378 51,829 redDownArrow -12.45% 1.78%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036000   94035000   94038900  
Importers : Ghana Importers 11,016
Ghana Importers Shipment 138,650 		Value $65,706,845.95 $51,718,689.23 greenUpArrow 27.05% 0.08%
Shipment 55,871 37,958 greenUpArrow 47.19% 2.19%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181500   73181600   73182200  
Importers : Ghana Importers 5,828
Ghana Importers Shipment 124,304 		Value $52,339,644.98 $124,537,723.96 redDownArrow -57.97% 0.06%
Shipment 48,741 36,620 greenUpArrow 33.10% 1.91%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84212300   84213100   84219900  
Importers : Ghana Importers 7,016
Ghana Importers Shipment 116,500 		Value $107,322,746.62 $96,618,062.86 greenUpArrow 11.08% 0.13%
Shipment 46,831 30,313 greenUpArrow 54.49% 1.83%
Worn clothing and other worn articles

HSN Code:  63090000  63090010  63090020 
Importers : Ghana Importers 11,930
Ghana Importers Shipment 104,047 		Value $133,485,419.62 $110,960,592.89 greenUpArrow 20.30% 0.16%
Shipment 42,525 30,912 greenUpArrow 37.57% 1.66%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169300   40169900   40169100  
Importers : Ghana Importers 6,091
Ghana Importers Shipment 98,468 		Value $46,837,394.34 $23,690,580.71 greenUpArrow 97.70% 0.05%
Shipment 37,871 30,944 greenUpArrow 22.39% 1.48%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, Containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, These oils being the basic cons

HSN Code:  27101151   27101132   27101939  
Importers : Ghana Importers 3,289
Ghana Importers Shipment 98,287 		Value $35,567,433,090.96 $43,564,344,264.17 redDownArrow -18.36% 41.60%
Shipment 38,812 24,614 greenUpArrow 57.68% 1.52%
Seats (other than those of heading 9402), Whether or not convertible into beds, And parts thereof

HSN Code:  94018000   94016100   94016900  
Importers : Ghana Importers 11,049
Ghana Importers Shipment 95,741 		Value $36,175,717.13 $26,768,940.58 greenUpArrow 35.14% 0.04%
Shipment 39,660 28,221 greenUpArrow 40.53% 1.55%
Tableware , Kitchenware, Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39241000   39249090   39249010  
Importers : Ghana Importers 6,045
Ghana Importers Shipment 90,402 		Value $67,912,237.96 $109,284,599.25 redDownArrow -37.86% 0.08%
Shipment 35,923 24,399 greenUpArrow 47.23% 1.41%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85365000   85369000   85366900  
Importers : Ghana Importers 6,441
Ghana Importers Shipment 81,637 		Value $65,514,735.77 $27,186,476.47 greenUpArrow 140.98% 0.08%
Shipment 33,706 23,223 greenUpArrow 45.14% 1.32%
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 8425 to 8430

HSN Code:  84314900   84314990   84313900  
Importers : Ghana Importers 3,411
Ghana Importers Shipment 72,957 		Value $267,357,918.19 $176,692,810.8 greenUpArrow 51.31% 0.31%
Shipment 29,769 19,260 greenUpArrow 54.56% 1.16%
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings

HSN Code:  30049090   30049099   30049000  
Importers : Ghana Importers 2,157
Ghana Importers Shipment 69,269 		Value $359,028,038.06 $280,296,882.06 greenUpArrow 28.09% 0.42%
Shipment 27,753 19,205 greenUpArrow 44.51% 1.09%

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