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Ghana ranked 12 out of 54 African countries that trade within continent

January 12, 2021
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Ghana ranked 12 out of 54 African countries that trade within continent
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Ghana is ranked 12th among African countries that exports to countries that are signatories to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, according to the International Monetary Fund Trade Statistics.

The country accounts for 17% of total exports to the 54 member nations of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.

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This comes as a good omen for the economy because businesses and traders can leverage and compete favorably with their peers on the continent despite the relatively high cost of borrowing.

However, intra-African trade still remains low though that of ECOWAS has improved significantly.  The country trades more with Europe than any other continent.

But West Africa accounted for almost 29% of Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) from Ghana in 2019, increasing the market share by a substantial 12.7%.

Burkina Faso and Togo were the biggest importers from the country.

An increase in exports will generate more revenue for the nation and boost trade surplus. This will accordingly help stabilize the cedi and enhance economic growth.

In terms of the intra-African trade, Rwanda is ranked first with 46.6% of total exports, followed by Lesotho which controls 39.9% of African exports.

Neighboring Benin and Ivory Coast are the only two ECOWAS nations, placing 9th and 10th respectively, ahead of Ghana.

Exports to ACFTA signatories as share of total exports (%)

Country Exports (%)
Rwanda 46.6
Lesotho 39.9
Uganda 37.6
Kenya 35.4
Namibia 35.1
Ethiopia 30
South Africa 26.5
Zambia 23
Ivory Coast 22.5
Benin 21.1
Mozambique 20.1
Ghana 17.7
Egypt 14.4
Nigeria 12
Cameroon 10.7
Tunisia 10.5
Morocco 7.6
Angola 5.6
Rep. Congo 5.5
Seychelles 3.9
Cape Verde 3.1
Gabon 1.2

According to the IMF, the impact of trade liberalisation in Africa should be positive for the region’s economic potential, but the scale of the impact is likely to be small.

A study by the AU Commission and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2019 estimated that “removing all tariffs on intra-African trade could boost Gross Domestic Product or total value of goods and services produced in an economy within a period by only 0.65%.  This figure however would rise to 3.15% if all non-tariff barriers are also removed.”

The study emphasised that increasing trade integration could support manufacturing investments and productivity gains, but will materialize only in the long term.

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