AGOA Status
Ghana is eligible for AGOA this year. It also qualifies for textile and apparel benefits.
Trade Agreements
The U.S. and Ghana signed a Trade & Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in 1999. The fifth U.S.-Ghanaian TIFA Council Meeting was held in January 2008. Later that year, the United States and Ghana launched bilateral investment treaty negotiations. That year, the U.S. and Ghana also opened exploratory discussions on the possibility of negotiating a bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
Ghana Trade Summary
U.S. goods and services (exports plus imports) trade with Ghana totaled an estimated $4.6 billion in 2025, up 21.3 percent ($806.7 million) from 2024.
U.S. goods trade (exports plus imports) with Ghana totaled an estimated $2.5 billion in 2025. U.S. goods exports to Ghana in 2025 were $1.3 billion, up 31.7 percent ($307.8 million) from 2024. U.S. goods imports from Ghana totaled $1.2 billion in 2025, up 3.7 percent ($43.0 million) from 2024. The U.S. goods trade balance with Ghana shifted from a goods trade deficit of $201.5 million in 2024 to a goods trade surplus of $63.3 million in 2025.
U.S. services trade (exports plus imports) with Ghana totaled an estimated $2.1 billion in 2025. U.S. services exports to Ghana in 2025 were $1.1 billion, up 8.6 percent ($83.0 million) from 2024. U.S. services imports from Ghana in 2025 were $1.0 billion, up 55.8 percent ($373.0 million) from 2024. The U.S. services trade surplus with Ghana was $8 million in 2025, a 97.3 percent decrease ($292.0 million) over 2024.
