Korea Trade Data

South Korea exports to Ghana

가나 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$25.3M
-34.0% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+20.1%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$322.0M
+20.0% vs 12 months before
Rank among destinations
84
of 239, last 12 months
Imports, last 12 months
$59.5M
balance $262.5M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $25.3 million of goods to Ghana, down 34.0% from September 2026 and up 20.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Ghana totalled $322.0 million, up 20.0% from the 12 months before ($268.4 million).

Ghana ranked 84th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 83rd in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $121.3 million or 37.7% of exports to Ghana.

Imports from Ghana in October 2026 were $3.9 million (down 24.7% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $21.4 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $19.0 millionDecember 2024: $23.6 millionJanuary 2025: $17.1 millionFebruary 2025: $30.1 millionMarch 2025: $23.2 millionApril 2025: $28.3 millionMay 2025: $13.8 millionJune 2025: $17.4 millionJuly 2025: $24.1 millionAugust 2025: $19.8 millionSeptember 2025: $31.0 millionOctober 2025: $21.0 millionNovember 2025: $17.1 millionDecember 2025: $31.1 millionJanuary 2026: $20.5 millionFebruary 2026: $23.3 millionMarch 2026: $20.3 millionApril 2026: $24.3 millionMay 2026: $22.9 millionJune 2026: $33.6 millionJuly 2026: $32.2 millionAugust 2026: $33.2 millionSeptember 2026: $38.3 millionOctober 2026: $25.3 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$5M$10M$15M$20MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$3.91MNovember 2024: $6.0 millionDecember 2024: $6.7 millionJanuary 2025: $6.5 millionFebruary 2025: $14.2 millionMarch 2025: $10.0 millionApril 2025: $17.8 millionMay 2025: $10.6 millionJune 2025: $11.9 millionJuly 2025: $11.4 millionAugust 2025: $5.1 millionSeptember 2025: $4.0 millionOctober 2025: $5.2 millionNovember 2025: $4.0 millionDecember 2025: $3.9 millionJanuary 2026: $4.7 millionFebruary 2026: $4.6 millionMarch 2026: $7.6 millionApril 2026: $4.3 millionMay 2026: $11.1 millionJune 2026: $6.9 millionJuly 2026: $3.4 millionAugust 2026: $1.5 millionSeptember 2026: $3.8 millionOctober 2026: $3.9 million

What South Korea exports to Ghana: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 76.

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
87Vehicles, parts and accessories$121.3M 37.7%+59.4%$10.4M
03Fish, crustaceans and other seafood$55.9M 17.4%+11.5%$808K
39Plastics and articles thereof$47.6M 14.8%+4.6%$3.8M
28Inorganic chemicals$21.0M 6.5%+10.8%$1.7M
84Machinery, boilers and computers$19.3M 6.0%-1.7%$1.6M
29Organic chemicals$6.4M 2.0%+170.5%$311K
85Electrical machinery and electronics$5.8M 1.8%-32.3%$1.1M
24Tobacco and tobacco substitutes$5.3M 1.6%+3,792%$0
56Wadding, felt, nonwovens and cordage$5.1M 1.6%-5.7%$442K
55Man-made staple fibres$4.2M 1.3%+160.1%$576K
63Other made-up textile articles$4.1M 1.3%-10.5%$463K
34Soap, washing preparations and waxes$3.6M 1.1%+138.7%$2.2M
25Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement$2.4M 0.8%-60.8%$202K
38Miscellaneous chemical products$2.3M 0.7%+13.5%$22K
73Articles of iron or steel$2.0M 0.6%+17.3%$30K
48Paper and paperboard$1.9M 0.6%+86.7%$158K
33Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics$1.7M 0.5%+126.0%$390K
83Miscellaneous articles of base metal$1.4M 0.4%+110.8%$6,522
30Pharmaceutical products$1.2M 0.4%-75.8%$139K
32Dyes, pigments, paints and inks$1.1M 0.4%+87.2%$116K
40Rubber and articles thereof$1.1M 0.4%+4.9%$81K
90Optical, measuring and medical instruments$1.0M 0.3%-76.8%$43K
42Leather articles, handbags and travel goods$924K 0.3%-10.9%$71K
19Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products$836K 0.3%+71.6%$236K
21Miscellaneous edible preparations$700K 0.2%+269.6%$88K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 338 headings exported to Ghana in the same 12 months.

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
0303Fish, frozen (excluding fillets)$55.9M 17.4%+11.5%$808K
8703Passenger cars$43.9M 13.6%+52.5%$3.3M
8704Motor vehicles for the transport of goods$38.3M 11.9%+116.0%$2.1M
8708Parts and accessories of motor vehicles$25.2M 7.8%+12.9%$2.7M
3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms$17.8M 5.5%+5.1%$943K
2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides$17.3M 5.4%+8.9%$1.6M
3906Acrylic polymers in primary forms$16.9M 5.3%+34.0%$1.9M
8702Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons)$12.4M 3.8%+111.9%$2.1M
3902Polymers of propylene, in primary forms$9.2M 2.9%-23.7%$745K
8408Diesel engines$5.4M 1.7%-4.2%$247K
2929Compounds with other nitrogen function$5.4M 1.7%+719.6%$135K
2402Cigarettes and cigars$5.3M 1.6%+3,792%$0
5607Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, etc.$4.5M 1.4%-3.4%$442K
5501Synthetic filament tow$4.2M 1.3%+160.1%$576K
6309Worn clothing and other worn articles$4.1M 1.3%-11.2%$463K
3402Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations$3.5M 1.1%+143.0%$2.2M
2847Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea$2.7M 0.8%+44.5%$127K
8409Parts for internal combustion engines$2.6M 0.8%-25.4%$344K
8429Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery$2.3M 0.7%+76.2%$0
3822Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits)$2.3M 0.7%+14.9%$22K
8535Electrical switches, fuses and circuit protection (over 1,000 V)$1.7M 0.5%+1,882%$0
3304Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations$1.7M 0.5%+130.1%$388K
8430Other earth-moving, boring and pile-driving machinery$1.7M 0.5%+850.8%$351K
8415Air conditioners$1.6M 0.5%+48.0%$269
8507Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)$1.6M 0.5%-28.1%$50K
2503Sulphur (other than sublimed, precipitated or colloidal)$1.4M 0.4%+345.9%$202K
8517Telephones, smartphones and network equipment$1.4M 0.4%-8.2%$674K
8431Parts for cranes, excavators and other heavy machinery$1.3M 0.4%+152.9%$326K
3903Polymers of styrene, in primary forms$1.2M 0.4%+30.2%$144K
3909Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms$1.2M 0.4%-25.8%$0

A chapter is linked when exports to Ghana reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Ghana.

Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Ghana, by 6-digit product.

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$25.3M+20.1%13,356 t $1.89$3.9M962 t
September 2026$38.3M+23.5%18,731 t $2.04$3.8M547 t
August 2026$33.2M+67.4%17,713 t $1.87$1.5M338 t
July 2026$32.2M+33.7%20,854 t $1.54$3.4M403 t
June 2026$33.6M+92.7%20,024 t $1.68$6.9M1,324 t
May 2026$22.9M+66.3%12,480 t $1.83$11.1M1,409 t
April 2026$24.3M-14.3%14,453 t $1.68$4.3M770 t
March 2026$20.3M-12.4%12,106 t $1.68$7.6M1,412 t
February 2026$23.3M-22.7%15,666 t $1.49$4.6M971 t
January 2026$20.5M+19.7%12,213 t $1.68$4.7M982 t
December 2025$31.1M+32.0%20,343 t $1.53$3.9M834 t
November 2025$17.1M-9.7%50,792 t $0.34$4.0M1,148 t
October 2025$21.0M+11.5%49,964 t $0.42$5.2M1,082 t
September 2025$31.0M+136.2%59,498 t $0.52$4.0M778 t
August 2025$19.8M+44.0%14,470 t $1.37$5.1M362 t
July 2025$24.1M+90.0%59,797 t $0.40$11.4M1,073 t
June 2025$17.4M+32.6%12,467 t $1.40$11.9M1,429 t
May 2025$13.8M+2.6%11,904 t $1.16$10.6M923 t
April 2025$28.3M+73.7%67,361 t $0.42$17.8M1,853 t
March 2025$23.2M+87.8%13,461 t $1.72$10.0M986 t
February 2025$30.1M+72.5%70,291 t $0.43$14.2M1,658 t
January 2025$17.1M+11.0%13,375 t $1.28$6.5M761 t
December 2024$23.6M+20.4%17,406 t $1.35$6.7M794 t
November 2024$19.0M+6.7%16,279 t $1.17$6.0M707 t

Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.